Istat: Unemployment rate remains at 6.3 per cent in September
The number of people in employment, at 24,328,000, remains stable compared with the previous month
In September, the unemployment rate remained stable at 6.3 per cent, whilst the youth unemployment rate fell to 19.9 per cent (-0.4 percentage points). The increase in jobseekers (+0.3%, equivalent to +4,000 people) was driven by women and those aged 25–34 and 35–49, whilst the number of unemployed fell amongst men and in other age groups. These are the provisional estimates released by Istat.
The broadly stable figure for the economically inactive population aged between 15 and 64 reflects an increase amongst men and those aged 35 and over, and a decrease amongst women and in other age groups. The inactivity rate remains unchanged at 32.7 per cent. Compared with September 2025, the number of jobseekers rose by 7.8 per cent (+117,000) and the number of economically inactive people aged between 15 and 64 fell by 2.4 per cent (-293,000).
Number of people in employment remains stable, up by 198,000 year-on-year
On a monthly basis, the number of people in employment remained unchanged in September. The overall stability in employment figures is the result of a decrease amongst men, permanent employees and those aged 35–49, an increase amongst fixed-term employees and those under 35, and stability amongst women, the self-employed and those aged 50 and over. The employment rate remains unchanged at 63 per cent.
In September, the increase in the number of people in work compared with September 2025 (+0.8 per cent, equivalent to +198,000) was seen amongst men, women and all age groups, with the exception of those aged 35–49, amongst whom the number of people in work fell. On an annual basis, the employment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points.
The number of people in employment, standing at 24,328,000, remains stable compared with the previous month. The increase in the number of fixed-term employees (2,567,000) is offset by the fall in the number of permanent employees (16,490,000), whilst the number of self-employed people (5,270,000) remains stable.
