Long-term unemployment rate in Italy 2018-2024, by gender

Between 2018 and 2024, the share of people aged between 15 and 74 without employment for one year or more decreased. As of June 2024, the long-term unemployment rate reached 3.6 percent. Substantial regional differences exist within the country's unemployment rate. In particular, Campania, Calabria, and Sicily registered the largest unemployed population. On the contrary, most of the regions recording the lowest unemployment rates are in the North. For instance, in Trentino-South Tyrol the share of unemployed people was less than four percent in 2023.