Italy's labour market inactivity falls to record low, Istat reports
New data from Italy's national statistics agency shows the share of working-age people outside the labour force has hit its lowest level on record.
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Italy's rate of labour market inactivity has fallen to a record low of 32.7 percent, according to new figures from Istat, the country's national statistics agency.
The inactivity rate measures the share of the working-age population that is neither employed nor actively looking for work. Istat's figures show that around 12.124 million working-age Italians currently fall into this category.
A falling inactivity rate generally signals that more people are either employed or searching for jobs, which can reflect improving conditions in the labour market or shifts in participation patterns. Istat did not immediately detail the specific causes behind the decline.
What the numbers show
At 32.7 percent, the current reading marks the lowest inactivity rate since Istat began tracking the measure in its present form, the agency said. The data adds to a series of recent labour market reports from Istat tracking employment, unemployment and inactivity trends across Italy.
Analysts often watch inactivity alongside unemployment figures, since a low unemployment rate can mask weak underlying labour market health if it is driven by people giving up the search for work and exiting the labour force altogether, rather than finding jobs. A falling inactivity rate, by contrast, suggests more people are engaging with the labour market overall.
Istat is expected to publish further detail on the demographic and regional breakdown of the figures in its regular statistical releases.
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