Work & Labour in Italy

1,053 indicators covering work & labour for Italy.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 1,716 Hours per year per person 2025 up 1.6% 17th
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4) — Employment 18,928 Persons 2025 up 11.5% 11th
Employment by professional status 24,117 Persons 2025 up 7.4% 9th
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Number of strikes and lockouts 889 2009 up 18.1% 3rd
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 9,641 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.1% 7th
Incidence of unemployment by duration 6.92 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 36.5% 38th
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment 26,243 Persons 2025 up 9.5% 7th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 35.96 2024 down 0.6% 81st
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 34.95 2024 up 0.9% 88th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 491.02 2025 down 56.1% 21st
Monthly unemployment levels 1,571 Persons 2025 down 47.8% 10th
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 266.53 2009 down 71.5% 14th
Gender share of part-time employment 75.77 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.6% 2nd
Full-time and part-time employment 20,126 Persons 2025 up 10.0% 11th
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 20,126 Persons 2025 up 10.0% 11th
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 84.28 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.5% 14th
Youth employees 2,638 2024 up 22.1% 24th
Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 722,714 2008 up 24.5% 12th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 37 2025 up 0.0% 74th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 36.3 2025 up 2.3% 76th
Monthly unemployment rates 6.12 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 49.0% 13th
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees 20,133 Persons 2025 up 14.4% 7th
Annual population and employment, national concept — Self employed 6,111 Persons 2025 down 4.1% 4th
Average monthly earnings of employees 3,534 2025 up 170.3% 67th
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 84.51 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.7% 20th
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 20,126 Persons 2025 up 10.6% 12th
Average monthly earnings of employees 3,534 2025 up 170.3% 65th
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 4.67 million 2024 down 14.2% 10th
Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 11.3% 2026 down 1.7% 6th
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 1,675 Persons 2025 down 29.3% 13th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 52.12 million Persons 2026 up 0.1% 9th
Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -25.4% 2026 down 264.9% 20th
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 7.07 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2025 down 33.6% 24th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.322 2025 up 47.0% 54th
Median monthly earnings of employees 3,123 2025 up 140.3% 58th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 18.2% 2024 down 2.1% 15th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 25.3% 2024 up 15.3% 83rd
Median monthly earnings of employees 3,123 2025 up 140.3% 57th
Median monthly earnings of employees 3,123 2025 up 140.3% 57th
Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 842.8 Thousand persons 2024 up 6.9% 6th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0 2024 down 100.0% 190th
Own-account workers, total 16.1% 2016 down 7.7% 124th
Incidence of involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time 7.79 Percentage of employment 2025 down 34.3% 1st
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Total employment 46,042 Hours 2025 up 12.2% 4th
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 37.2 Hours per week per person 2025 up 0.5% 24th
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 86.53 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 0.6% 26th
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 13.47 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 3.9% 12th
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 50.72 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 8.6% 19th
Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 1,860 Persons 2025 down 30.0% 4th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 8.92 2024 down 47.8% 50th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 620.02 2024 down 44.9% 23rd
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.59 2024 down 48.7% 53rd
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 125.94 2024 down 92.2% 23rd
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.5172 2014 down 1.3% 86th
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.8743 2014 unchanged 15th
Labor market, Overall 0.6078 2014 down 3.0% 63rd
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7104 2014 down 10.2% 58th