(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 9 - In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, employment in Italy "is at an all-time high of 23.4 million units, but in the preliminary data of December and January there is a drop in both the number of employed and of the employment rate ". The annual report of the Ministry of Labor, Istat, Inps, Inail and Anpal on the labor market 2019 states this, recording "dynamics in a phase of uncertainty".
The appearance of the Covid-19 coronavirus in January 2020 and its rapid spread in China and the rest of the world are further weakening the prospects for economic growth with a foreseeable unfavorable impact also on the labor market "reads the report.
Work: employment late 2019 at highs
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In the third and fourth quarter of 2019, employment in Italy "is at an all-time high of 23.4 million units, but in the preliminary data of December and January there is a drop in both the number of employees and the employment rate". (HANDLE)