Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – August 2025

In August 2025, employment fell (-0.2%). Unemployment rate unchanged at 6.0%

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

Istat releases micro data files for research purposes for the labour force survey since I quarter 2009

Labour Force Survey-12 months longitudinal data

Online the metedata until I quarter 2022

Labour market – Q2 2025

In Q2 2025 employed remains broadly stable compared to Q1

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – July 2025

In July 2025, employment grew (+0.1%). Unemployment rate down to 6.0% (-0.3 p.p.)

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – June 2025

In June 2025, employment grew (+0.1%). Unemployment rate down to 6.3% (-0.3 p.p.)

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – May 2025

In May 2025, employment grew (+0.3%). Unemployment rate up to 6.5% (+0.4 p.p.)

Labour Force Survey - cross-sectional quarterly data

The file with the data for the first quarter of 2025 is online

Labour market – Q1 2025

In Q1 2025 the number of employed people grows by 141 thousand units (+0.6%) compared to the fourth quarter 2024

Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) – April 2025

In April 2025, employment stay unchanged. Unemployment rate down to 5.9% (-0.2 p.p.)