Italy recorded stable employment and inactivity in September 2026 while the number of unemployed people increased, according to statistics agency Istat. The provisional figures show the employment rate held at 63.0 percent and the unemployment rate stayed at 6.3 percent, with the youth unemployment rate declining to 19.9 percent, a drop of 0.4 percentage points. The monthly stability in employment reflected a decrease among men and people aged 35 to 49 and an increase among those under 35, while employment for women and people aged 50 and over was unchanged. The rise in unemployment, up 0.3 percent or 4 thousand people, was concentrated among women and those aged 25 to 49, while unemployment fell among men and other age groups.
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