Work & Labour in Italy 1,053 indicators covering work & labour for Italy. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.5895 2014 up 1.9% 48th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5774 2014 unchanged 71st LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 13.46 2024 down 41.3% 23rd Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,057 2024 down 39.2% 8th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 46.84 2025 up 8.6% 72nd Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 25,693 2025 up 0.8% 12th Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 103.01 2025 up 0.9% 10th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 1,098 2024 down 21.9% 33rd Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 25,790 2025 down 2.9% 7th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.4% 2021 up 8.5% 34th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 72.55 2020 down 0.7% 66th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 78.35 2020 down 2.3% 61st Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 7.41 2020 down 17.4% 13th Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.56 0-6 scale 2025 down 12.8% 10th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.56 0-6 scale 2025 down 12.8% 10th Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.88 0-6 scale 2025 up 15.4% 16th Labour force participation rate 49.9 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.9% 33rd Informal employment 2,071 2025 up 141.0% 32nd Informal employment rate 8.35 2025 up 118.0% 58th Employment outside the formal sector 2,091 2025 up 78.8% 31st Share of employment outside the formal sector 8.43 2025 up 61.8% 53rd Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 16,902 National currency 2025 up 707.8% 16th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 3.62 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 16.5% 31st Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 25,790 Persons 2025 down 2.9% 6th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6.13 2025 down 48.4% 36th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,576 2025 down 48.1% 12th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 3.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 17.3% 31st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 24.12 million Persons 2025 up 7.4% 9th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 1.58 million Persons 2025 down 48.1% 12th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 25.69 million Persons 2025 up 0.8% 10th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 106.42 2024 down 40.7% 27th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 3.51 2024 down 48.7% 45th Average hourly earnings of employees 10.59 2020 up 22.8% 62nd Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.01 2024 down 14.1% 41st Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 68.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 14.8% 35th Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 75.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.7% 34th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 9 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 49.4% 7th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.21 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 19.8% 18th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 696.43 2024 down 47.5% 15th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 11.96 2024 down 46.1% 41st Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -16.2 Percentage points 2025 up 7.4% 38th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -16.2 Percentage points 2025 up 7.4% 38th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 1,098 2024 down 21.9% 27th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2.01 2024 down 14.1% 48th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -16.7 Percentage points 2025 up 12.6% 37th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -16.7 Percentage points 2025 up 12.6% 37th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 1.1 Percentage points 2025 down 21.4% 5th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 1.1 Percentage points 2025 down 21.4% 5th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 17.24 2024 down 94.8% 36th Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 12.14 Years 2025 down 0.4% 1st Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 3.1% 2024 down 2.5% 59th Share of male workers in informal employment 3.1% 2024 down 2.5% 59th Share of workers in informal employment 3.4% 2024 down 16.0% 59th Share of female workers in informal employment 3.9% 2024 down 27.0% 58th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 3.4% 2024 down 16.0% 59th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 15.7 2024 down 41.4% 23rd Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 13.28 Years 2025 up 2.6% 1st Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 20.65 million Persons 2026 up 0.0% 5th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 3.4% 2024 down 16.0% 68th Workers in the reference group 22,465 2015 up 15.0% 6th ← Previous Page 7 of 18 Next →