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Basic Info

Italy Unemployment Rate is at 5.60%, compared to 5.60% last month and 6.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 9.25%.

The Italy Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in Italy that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the Italy unemployment rate reached as high as 13% in 2014 as Italy fell into a recession due to tensions with Russia, and a negative growth rate in GDP.

Region Italy
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 5.60%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Jan 30 2026, 10:13 EST
Next Release Mar 4 2026, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 9.25%
Average Growth Rate -0.15%
Value from Last Month 5.60%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 6.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -12.50%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
December 31, 2025 5.60%
November 30, 2025 5.60%
October 31, 2025 5.80%
September 30, 2025 6.00%
August 31, 2025 5.90%
July 31, 2025 6.00%
June 30, 2025 6.20%
May 31, 2025 6.50%
April 30, 2025 6.10%
March 31, 2025 6.30%
February 28, 2025 6.10%
January 31, 2025 6.40%
December 31, 2024 6.40%
November 30, 2024 6.20%
October 31, 2024 6.10%
September 30, 2024 6.10%
August 31, 2024 6.30%
July 31, 2024 6.40%
June 30, 2024 6.70%
May 31, 2024 6.50%
April 30, 2024 6.80%
March 31, 2024 6.90%
February 29, 2024 7.30%
January 31, 2024 7.10%
December 31, 2023 7.10%
Date Value
November 30, 2023 7.50%
October 31, 2023 7.80%
September 30, 2023 7.70%
August 31, 2023 7.60%
July 31, 2023 7.80%
June 30, 2023 7.40%
May 31, 2023 7.80%
April 30, 2023 7.90%
March 31, 2023 7.90%
February 28, 2023 7.80%
January 31, 2023 7.90%
December 31, 2022 7.90%
November 30, 2022 7.80%
October 31, 2022 7.80%
September 30, 2022 8.00%
August 31, 2022 8.20%
July 31, 2022 8.00%
June 30, 2022 8.20%
May 31, 2022 8.10%
April 30, 2022 8.10%
March 31, 2022 8.30%
February 28, 2022 8.40%
January 31, 2022 8.60%
December 31, 2021 8.80%
November 30, 2021 9.00%

Basic Info

Italy Unemployment Rate is at 5.60%, compared to 5.60% last month and 6.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 9.25%.

The Italy Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in Italy that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the Italy unemployment rate reached as high as 13% in 2014 as Italy fell into a recession due to tensions with Russia, and a negative growth rate in GDP.

Region Italy
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 5.60%
Latest Period Dec 2025
Last Updated Jan 30 2026, 10:13 EST
Next Release Mar 4 2026, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 9.25%
Average Growth Rate -0.15%
Value from Last Month 5.60%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 6.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago -12.50%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
Download Source File