Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force in Italy

Italy: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force was 9.93 million Persons in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
9.93 million Persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
4th
of 18 countries
All-time high
10.07 million Persons
in 2012
All-time low
9.15 million Persons
in 1999
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force in Italy, 1999–2017

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1999200820171999: 9.1M Persons2000: 9.2M Persons2001: 9.4M Persons2002: 9.5M Persons2003: 9.6M Persons2004: 9.6M Persons2005: 9.6M Persons2006: 9.7M Persons2007: 9.7M Persons2008: 9.9M Persons2009: 9.8M Persons2010: 9.8M Persons2011: 9.8M Persons2012: 10.1M Persons2013: 10.0M Persons2014: 10.1M Persons2015: 9.8M Persons2016: 9.9M Persons2017: 9.9M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Italy recorded 9.93 million Persons for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in Italy peaked at 10.07 million Persons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.15 million Persons, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force in Italy, 1999 to 2017.
Year Persons Change
1999 9.15 million Persons
2000 9.23 million Persons +0.9%
2001 9.35 million Persons +1.4%
2002 9.47 million Persons +1.3%
2003 9.56 million Persons +0.9%
2004 9.59 million Persons +0.4%
2005 9.59 million Persons -0.0%
2006 9.69 million Persons +1.1%
2007 9.72 million Persons +0.3%
2008 9.88 million Persons +1.6%
2009 9.84 million Persons -0.4%
2010 9.80 million Persons -0.4%
2011 9.82 million Persons +0.3%
2012 10.07 million Persons +2.5%
2013 10.01 million Persons -0.6%
2014 10.06 million Persons +0.5%
2015 9.80 million Persons -2.6%
2016 9.89 million Persons +0.8%
2017 9.93 million Persons +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.15 million Persons 9.15 million Persons 9.15 million Persons 1
2000s 9.59 million Persons 9.23 million Persons 9.88 million Persons 10
2010s 9.92 million Persons 9.80 million Persons 10.07 million Persons 8

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 United States of America 34.93 million Persons compare
  2. 2 Japan 20.26 million Persons compare
  3. 3 France 10.39 million Persons compare
  4. 5 Spain 7.59 million Persons compare
  5. 6 Romania 4.29 million Persons compare
  6. 7 Czechia 2.85 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in Italy?
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force in Italy was 9.93 million Persons in 2017, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 10.07 million Persons in 2012.
What is the lowest labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million Persons in 1999.
How does Italy rank for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force?
Italy ranks 4th out of 18 countries with data for 2017.
Is labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
20 places, 346 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.