Labour’s misstep: 27,000 jobs burned in one month

TURIN. The labor market is disbanded and burns 27,000 jobs. After two months of growth, says Istat, in November the employed and unemployed decrease, while the inactive increase. Employment, explains the statistical institute, drops (-0.1%) for women, employees and for the range between 35 and 49 years. Tepid positive signals, however, for men, temporary workers, the self-employed and young people between 15 and 24 years of age.

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According to the monthly snapshot, the number of job seekers decreases (-0.8%) for both genders and among those under 35 years of age. If the total unemployment rate is stable at 7.8%, the youth rate drops to 23.0% (-0.6 points). What is worrying is the increase in the number of inactive people between the ages of 15 and 64: +0.4%, 49,000 more Italians who have given up and stopped looking for a job. However, the total number of employees remains 314,000 higher than in November 2021, while the number of independent workers is 36,000 lower.