Work & Labour in Italy

89 indicators covering work & labour for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.3% 2025 down 11.1% 156th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 29.7% 2025 down 2.6% 166th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 49.3% 2025 up 1.4% 160th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 58.3% 2025 down 0.5% 170th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.0% 2025 up 4.1% 127th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 24.6% 2025 down 6.0% 168th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.4% 2025 up 6.2% 107th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.7% 2025 up 2.3% 110th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.6% 2025 up 4.1% 111th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 40.8% 2025 up 3.6% 148th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 75.0% 2025 up 6.8% 66th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 59.9% 2025 up 1.1% 61st
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 84.5% 2025 up 0.2% 59th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 84.1% 2025 up 1.2% 62nd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 26.4% 2025 down 0.7% 32nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 78.9% 2025 up 4.3% 62nd
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.3% 2025 down 32.2% 122nd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.7% 2025 down 26.4% 121st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.0% 2025 down 29.5% 124th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 13.6% 2025 up 2.3% 60th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 35.8% 2025 down 0.9% 26th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 70.2% 2025 up 0.8% 58th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 21.1% 2025 down 13.4% 125th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 25.0% 2025 down 16.1% 121st
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 15.9% 2025 down 5.9% 125th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 6.8% 2025 down 8.4% 19th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 8.7% 2025 down 11.9% 14th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 4.1% 2025 up 5.5% 20th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 22.6% 2025 down 47.1% 50th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 19.3% 2025 down 50.2% 48th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 20.5% 2025 down 49.0% 47th
GDP per person employed 131,481 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 2.7% 14th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 6.1% 2025 down 48.7% 74th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.7% 2025 down 49.6% 76th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.8% 2025 down 46.4% 78th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.6% 2025 up 4.6% 161st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 58.7% 2025 down 0.3% 180th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 49.9% 2025 up 1.9% 170th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 18.5% 2025 down 14.7% 153rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 26.4% 2025 down 13.3% 165th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.9% 2025 up 4.9% 131st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 22.6% 2025 down 13.7% 171st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 20.6% 2025 down 48.9% 38th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 19.5% 2025 down 49.7% 33rd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 22.2% 2025 down 47.9% 45th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 11.7% 2025 down 44.0% 144th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 12.4% 2025 down 43.5% 108th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 12.1% 2025 down 43.7% 137th
Productivity: output per hour worked 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 11.0% 18th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 16.2% 2025 down 18.2% 134th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 14.9% 2025 up 20.0% 155th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 23.9% 2025 up 28.4% 165th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 19.6% 2025 up 25.2% 163rd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 14.3% 2025 down 15.5% 132nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 37.8% 2025 up 10.0% 147th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 55.0% 2025 up 5.8% 161st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 46.2% 2025 up 7.7% 157th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 11.8% 2025 down 9.3% 128th
Unemployment with basic education 9.6% 2024 down 41.5% 43rd
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.5% 2024 down 44.3% 42nd