(ANSA) - ROME, MARCH 03 - In January 2022, total employment was 22 million 827 thousand, down by 7 thousand in December 2021 and up by 729 thousand on January 2021. Istat notes this, explaining that compared to December there are 77 thousand fewer women employed and 69 thousand more men.
The employment rate is stable at 59.2%.
On an annual basis in January there was an increase in employment of 354 thousand women and 375 thousand men.
The unemployment rate in January dropped to 8.8% with a reduction of 0.2 points on December 2021 and 1.5 points on January 2021. The economic figure is linked to the increase in the inactivity rate (+0.2 points overall, +0.4 points for women).
The unemployed in the month were 2 million 192 thousand with a decrease of 51 thousand units in December and 326 thousand in January 2021. In January 2021 the inactive fell by 684 thousand units.
The unemployment rate of young people stood at 25.3% with a decrease of 1.3 points on December and 8 points on January 2021.
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