https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italy's unemployment rate fell to 11.5 percent in May, Istat, the national statistics office, said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160701/italys-unemployment-rate-falls-in-may Fri, 01 Jul 2016 15:34:08 +0200 italys-unemployment-rate-falls-in-may Italy’s average youth unemployment rate fell to 40.3 percent in 2015 – the first time the rate for the year has fallen since 2007. https://www.thelocal.it/20160310/italys-youth-jobless-rate-falls-for-first-time-since-2007 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 13:05:58 +0100 italys-youth-jobless-rate-falls-for-first-time-since-2007 Italy’s unemployment rate is forecast to fall slightly this year as the country edges its way out of recession, Istat, the national statistics agency, said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150507/jobless-rate-set-for-slight-dip-in-2015-istat Thu, 07 May 2015 13:43:39 +0200 jobless-rate-set-for-slight-dip-in-2015-istat Italy's southern Calabria region has one of the worst youth unemployment rates of all Europe's regions, while Puglia also does badly, based on figures released by the EU on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150423/calabrias-youth-jobless-rate-among-eu-worst Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:30:15 +0200 calabrias-youth-jobless-rate-among-eu-worst Italy's youth unemployment rate hit 42.6 percent last month, an increase of 1.3 percent in a month, while the overall jobless rate also increased. https://www.thelocal.it/20150331/italy-youth-jobless-rate-jumps-to-426-percent Tue, 31 Mar 2015 12:59:51 +0200 italy-youth-jobless-rate-jumps-to-426-percent The unemployment rate in Italy fell again in January in a further sign that Italy could finally be emerging from its longest-ever period of stagnation. https://www.thelocal.it/20150302/italys-jobless-rate-fell-again-in-january Mon, 02 Mar 2015 14:27:00 +0100 italys-jobless-rate-fell-again-in-january The unemployment rate in Italy fell slightly to 12.9 percent in December, while the youth jobless rate also dropped, statistics agency Istat said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150130/italys-jobless-rate-dipped-in-december Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:12:00 +0100 italys-jobless-rate-dipped-in-december Youth unemployment in Italy hit a new high of 43.3 percent in October, while the overall jobless rate also rose, national statistics agency Istat said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20141128/italys-youth-jobless-rate-hits-new-high Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:50:00 +0100 italys-youth-jobless-rate-hits-new-high Italy's unemployment rate rose against analysts' expectations in September, increasing the pressure on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who is battling trade unions over measures to overhaul the job market. https://www.thelocal.it/20141031/renzi-under-pressure-as-jobless-rate-rises Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:06:00 +0100 renzi-under-pressure-as-jobless-rate-rises Italy’s jobless rate fell 12.3 percent in August, from 12.6 percent in July, but youth unemployment hit a record high of 44.2 percent. https://www.thelocal.it/20140930/youth-unemployment-hits-record-high-in-august Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:32:00 +0200 youth-unemployment-hits-record-high-in-august Italy’s unemployment rate rose again in July after falling slightly in June, and now stands at 12.6 percent, the same rate recorded in April and May. https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/italys-jobless-rate-back-at-126-percent Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:07:00 +0200 italys-jobless-rate-back-at-126-percent Italy's unemployment rate rose again in May, hitting 12.6 percent, the national statistics agency, Istat, said. https://www.thelocal.it/20140702/italys-jobless-rate-rises-further Wed, 02 Jul 2014 11:19:00 +0200 italys-jobless-rate-rises-further Italy’s unemployment rate hit 13.6 percent in the first three months of this year - 0.8 percent higher than in the same period in 2013 - while youth unemployment reached 46 percent, the national statistics agency Istat said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140603/italys-jobless-rate-hits-136-percent-in-first-quarter Tue, 03 Jun 2014 15:26:00 +0200 italys-jobless-rate-hits-136-percent-in-first-quarter The Italian employment rate fell to 59.8 percent last year, one of the worst in Europe, according to figures released on Monday by the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.it/20140519/italys-employment-rate-is-one-of-europes-worst Mon, 19 May 2014 17:07:00 +0200 italys-employment-rate-is-one-of-europes-worst Italy's unemployment hit 13 percent for the first time in February and is expected to remain high for months to come, raising the pressure on new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/italys-record-jobless-rate-raises-pressure-on-renzi-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 10:18:08 +0200 italys-record-jobless-rate-raises-pressure-on-renzi-2 Italy's unemployment rate reached a record 12.9 percent last month and youth joblessness also hit the highest-ever level at 42.4 percent of 15-24-year-olds not in school or university, official data showed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140228/italian-unemployment-rate-hits-record-129-official-data Fri, 28 Feb 2014 11:44:51 +0100 italian-unemployment-rate-hits-record-129-official-data Italy's unemployment rate reached a new record high of 12.7 percent in November from 12.5 percent in October, the official data agency Istat said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140108/jobless-rate-hits-new-record-in-italy Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:04:00 +0100 jobless-rate-hits-new-record-in-italy Italy's unemployment rate hit a record of 12.5 percent in September, up 0.1 percent from the August level, initial data from the national statistics agency showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20131031/italys-jobless-rate-hits-record-high Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:03:00 +0100 italys-jobless-rate-hits-record-high As the Italian government teeters on the edge, statistics released on Tuesday revealed that the unemployment rate had reverted to its highest ever level of 12.2 percent in August, with youth unemployment surpassing the 40 percent mark. https://www.thelocal.it/20131001/unemployment-hits-high-again-amid-political-crisis Tue, 01 Oct 2013 17:42:00 +0200 unemployment-hits-high-again-amid-political-crisis Around 700,000 people in Italy have lost their jobs since the onset of the financial crisis in 2007. This figure is expected to rise to 817,000 by the end of 2014, according to a report today from Confindustria. https://www.thelocal.it/20130627/over-800000-will-be-jobless-in-italy-by-end-of-2014 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:44:00 +0200 over-800000-will-be-jobless-in-italy-by-end-of-2014