Working time and gender inequalities in Italy – Years 2003-2023

In 2023, the time women spend on unpaid domestic and care work has fallen compared with twenty years earlier (-37 minutes per day, -12.4% compared with 2003).

Non-observed economy in national accounts – Years 2021-2024

In 2024 the non-observed economy (underground and illegal activities) is worth 218.2 billion euro, equal to 9.9% of GDP

Labour Force Survey - cross-sectional quarterly data

The file with the data for the second quarter of 2026 is online

Labour Force Survey – cross-sectional quarterly data: file for research purposes

Istat releases micro data files for research purposes for the labour force survey untill II quarter 2026

Labour Force Survey-12 months longitudinal data

Online the metedata until II quarter 2026

Labour Force Survey - 3 months longitudinal data

The estimates produced refer to the population that maintains residence in the same municipality throughout the period considered

Employment and unemployment (provisional data) – August 2026

In August 2026, employment level remained stable. Unemployment rate up to 6.2% (+0.2 p.p.).

Consumer and business confidence – September 2026

In September the Consumer confidence climate index from 94.5 to 91.2; the business confidence climate index from 97.0 to 95.9

Labour market – Q2 2026

In Q2 2026 the number of employed persons increased by 155 thousand, +0.6% compared to Q1

Note on Italian economy – July – August 2026

The note on Italian economy for the months of July and August 2026 now online