Einar H. Dyvik
Research expert covering Nordics and global data for society, economy, and politics
Job market and training in Italy - Statistics & Facts
Italy's unemployment rate stands at around nine percent, the fourth-highest figure among members of the European Union, after Spain, Greece, and Lithuania. According to a forecast from May 2021, the unemployment rate in Italy could reach 10.2 percent in 2021 and eventually decrease slightly in 2022. In addition to a large unemployed population, Italy also has two unfortunate records in the European Union. It has the largest share of young people out of education or training (NEET) and the highest share of economically inactive people. This latter figure concerns the number of people outside the labor market, that are neither employed nor unemployed, with the female population having a noticeably higher inactivity rate than the male population.
