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Employment and unemployment (provisional estimates) - May 2023
In May 2023 the number of employed people rose, while unemployed persons decreased and inactive ones were substantially stable. On a monthly basis, the increase of employment (+0.1%, +21 thousand) concerned men, people in the 25-34 age group and those aged 50 and over, while a decrease was recorded for women, the youngest (15-24) and those aged 35-49. Overall, the employment rate rose to 61.2% (+0.1 p.p.). In the last month, the fall of unemployed persons (-1.7%, -34 thousand) involved men, people in the 25-34 age group and those aged 50 and over. The unemployment rate declined to 7.6% (-0.1 p.p.), the youth rate ... (full story)