In December 2019, in comparison with the previous month, employment decreased, inactivity rose and the number of unemployed slightly grew while the unemployment rate remained unchanged.<\/p>\n
The estimate of employed people decreased (-0.3%, -75 thousand); the employment rate went down to 59.2% (-0.1 percentage points).<\/p>\n
The fall of employment concerned both men and women. A rise is observed among 15-24 aged people (+6 thousand), people aged 25-49 decreased (-79 thousand), while people over 50 remained stable.<\/p>\n
The number of unemployed persons slightly grew (+0.1%, +2 thousand in the last month); the increase was the result of a growth among men (+2.2%, +28 thousand) and a decrease for women (-2.2%, -27 thousand), and involved people under 50. The unemployment rate remained stable at 9.8%, as also the youth rate, unchanged at 28.9%.<\/p>\n
Inactive people aged 15-64 increased (+0.3%, +42 thousand), the growth concerned both men and women. The inactivity rate rose to 34.2% (+0.1 percentage points).<\/p>\n
In the fourth quarter 2019, in comparison with the previous one, a slight increase of employment is registered (+0.1%, +13 thousand) and it concerned only women.<\/p>\n
In the last three months, the rise of employment was accompanied by the dip of unemployed persons (-0.1%, -3 thousand) and the drop of inactive people aged 15-64 years (-0.2%, -32 thousand).<\/p>\n
Compared with December 2018, employment increased by 0.6% (+136 thousand). The growth concerned both men and women, and all age groups, with the exception of people aged 35-49.<\/p>\n
On a yearly basis, the rise of employment was accompanied by a fall of unemployed persons (-5.3%, -143 thousand) and inactive people aged 15-64 (-0.9%, -115 thousand).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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