Large firms in industry and services: labour indicators

In August 2010 the seasonally adjusted employment index in large firms decreased by 0.1% (-0.1% in industry and unchanged in services ) compared with July 2010; net of workers in cassa integrazione guadagni (c.i.g. = short-time working allowance) it was unchanged (-0.4% 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 1.4% compared with July 2009 (-0.8% net of c.i.g.); in the average of the first eight 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.).
In August 2010 the seasonally adjusted index of gross average earnings per hour increased by 0.5% with respect to the previous month (2.9% in industry and -0.5% in services). The percentage change of the average of the last three months compared to the previous three months was +1.3% (-1.0% in industry and +2.9% in services).

The unadjusted index of gross average earnings per hour decreased by 1.3% compared with August 2009 (-4.8% in industry and -0.2% in services); the percentage change in the period January-August of 2010 compared with the same period of 2009 was +1.4% (unchanged in industry and +2.2% in services).

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