Italy's employment rate hit record high of 63.1% in April - Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 29 - Italy's employment rate climbed to 63.1%, the highest figure on record since the start of the statistical series in 2004, according to provisional data released by Istat on Friday. The national statistics agency added that the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1% in April, down 0.1 of a percentage point on March. This was also the lowest level since 2004. It said the jobless rate among under-25s who are active on the labour market dropped by 0.8 of a point to 16....

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