Work & Labour in Italy 1,053 indicators covering work & labour for Italy. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 911.68 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 13.1% 6th Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 88.68 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 13.1% 30th Nurses — Health and social employment 7.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 13.7% 20th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 17.89 2025 down 2.5% 12th Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 1,647 Thousand persons 2026 down 46.3% 10th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 16.15 2020 down 13.4% 10th Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,576 2025 down 48.1% 10th Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 46.84 2025 up 8.6% 64th Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 24,117 2025 up 7.4% 10th Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 25,790 2025 down 2.9% 6th Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 49.91 2025 up 1.9% 64th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 11.91 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 13.4% 3rd Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 25,693 2025 up 0.8% 11th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 52.62 2007 down 35.3% 12th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 107.45 Index, 2020=100 2026 down 2.4% 27th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.322 2025 up 1.3% 27th Median monthly earnings of employees 3,123 2025 up 14.8% 26th Public sector employment as a share of total employment 19.5% 2020 up 4.8% 39th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 19,084 Persons 2025 up 12.3% 9th Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -18.52 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 up 37.1% 30th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 32.44 2020 down 3.9% 56th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 32.86 2020 down 2.1% 56th Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 58,947 Thousand persons 2025 down 2.1% 6th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 24,290 Persons 2025 up 8.1% 8th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 8.93 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 45.6% 10th Trade union density rate 32.5 2019 down 6.4% 15th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 9.91 2025 down 53.8% 40th Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 25.39 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 down 20.8% 34th Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 12.9 Euro 2025 up 14.2% 24th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 579.8 2025 down 54.5% 15th Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 10.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 14.9% 11th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 43,675 Euro 2025 up 20.5% 18th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 46.04 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 12.2% 4th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 32 2025 up 15.9% 32nd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 12.97 2025 down 42.3% 15th Average monthly earnings of care employees 1,333 2020 up 6.1% 39th Average monthly earnings of care employees 1,333 2020 up 6.1% 39th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 51.5% 2022 down 7.7% 31st SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 unchanged 1st Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 unchanged 1st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.6 2023 down 32.8% 10th Time-related underemployment 980.43 2023 down 7.1% 6th Time-related underemployment rate 3.98 2023 down 16.0% 9th Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 46.04 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 12.2% 3rd Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,057 2024 down 39.2% 4th Labour force by educational attainment level 25,629 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.8% 6th Employed persons by professional status 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th Employed persons by professional status and occupation 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th Self-employed persons by occupation 4,943 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.3% 2nd Employees by occupation 18,928 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.5% 7th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 44,115 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.1% 6th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 58.1% 2025 up 3.9% 40th Employment rates by educational attainment level 54.5% 2025 up 10.8% 40th Employed persons by educational attainment level 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 24,117 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 4,943 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.3% 2nd Employees by educational attainment level 18,928 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.5% 7th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 24,053 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.4% 6th ← Previous Page 9 of 18 Next →