Employment in Italy

This report presents statistics and facts about employment in Italy. After an overview confronting European with Italian employment figures, it displays the most relevant data on the topic, such as employment rate, one of the lowest in the European Union, labor force, overall hours worked, and retirement age. The third chapter explores the phenomenon of part-time and temporary employment, while the fourth one focuses on earnings and salaries. The report concludes by investigating two main challenges that Italian employees are currently facing, namely lower wages and the need for improved safety at the workplace.