In Italy, the unemployment rate in the southern regions has been significantly higher than in the northern ones from 2020 to 2025. In 2021, the peak was reached in the north-west, center, and south, due to the COVID-19 crisis. In 2025, the unemployment rate in the South was around **** percent. However, it was about three times higher compared to the north-east, where *** percent of the people of working age were without a job.
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