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Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) - March 2024
In March 2024 the number of both employed and inactive people rose, while unemployed persons fell. On a monthly basis, the increase in employment (+0.3%, +70 thousand) affected both men and women and all age goups, with the exception of those aged 35 to 49, for whom employment fell. Overall, the employment rate rose to 62.1% (+0.2 p.p.). In the last month, the decrease in the number of unemployed persons (-2.8%, -53 thousand) also involved both genders and all age groups, except those aged 35 to 49. The unemployment rate fell to 7.2% (-0.2 p.p.), the youth rate to 20.1% (-2.3 p.p.). In March, the increase in the ... (full story)