The use of informal channels remains the most widespread practice among those seeking employment, with the share of those turning to relatives, friends and acquaintances increasing in 2023 and reaching 76.6% (+1.2 points) .
This was revealed by Istat, explaining that the incidence of those who sought work by contacting the Public Employment Center is also "markedly growing" (25.8%, +3.5 points), while the shares of those who carry out other formal research actions.
The sending of applications/curriculum is unchanged at 64.9%, the consultation of job offers grows slightly (47.6%, +0.6 points) as does the response to advertisements or the publication of advertisements (30.0 %, +0.4 points).
The choice to contact a temporary employment agency is unchanged (unchanged at 20.0%).
In 2023, the number of inactive people aged 15-64 decreases for the third consecutive year (-468 thousand, -3.6% in one year), reaching 12 million 377 thousand;
both those who do not seek and are not available to work are decreasing (-175 thousand, -1.7%) and, above all, the potential workforce (-293 thousand, -11.8%), i.e. the component of inactive people closer to the job market.
The number of discouraged people decreases (-44 thousand, -4.3%), those waiting for the results of past search actions (-129 thousand, -20.9%) and those not looking for work for family reasons (-139 thousand, -4.8%).
The inactivity rate for 15-64 year olds drops to 33.3% (-1.1 points compared to 2022).
Among women, ISTAT underlines, the employment rate increases slightly more than that of men (+1.4 points compared to +1.2 points) and is associated with the most marked decrease in the unemployment rate (-0.6 and -0.3 points, respectively);
on the other hand, the reduction in the inactivity rate for 15-64 year olds is almost identical (-1.2 points for women and -1.1 points for men).
The gap against women stands at around 18 points for employment and inactivity rates (15-64 years) and at 2 points for the unemployment rate.
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