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Employment at record high in first quarter, unemployment at new low - Istat
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(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 12 - Italy's employment rate rose to 62.7% in the first quarter of 2026, up 0.2 of a percentage point on the previous three months to take it to the highest level since ISTAT's quarterly employment data started in 2004, the national statistics agency said on Friday. It said that the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 of a point to 5.3%, the lowest level since the beginning of the data series, while the inactivity rate rose 0.1 of a point to 33.7%. Istat said Friday that 24.207 m...