Large firms in industry and services: labour indicators

In September 2010 the seasonally adjusted employment index in large firms decreased by 0.1% (-0.2% in industry and unchanged in services) compared with August 2010; net of workers in cassa integrazione guadagni (c.i.g. = short-time working allowance) decreased by 0.2% (-0.5% in industry and unchanged in services).

The percentage change of the average of the last three months compared to the previous three months was -0.3% both gross of c.i.g. and net of c.i.g.

The unadjusted employment index in large firms decreased by 1.5% compared with September 2009 (-1.0% net of c.i.g.); in the average of the first nine months of 2010 compared with the average of the same period of 2009 employment fell by 1.8% (-1.0% net of c.i.g.).

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