Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy
Italy: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 18.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy is 18.7%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy peaked at 36.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2020.
That places Italy 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.6% | — |
| 1999 | 33.9% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 25.3% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | -14.4% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 25.4% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.2% | 33.9% | 36.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 22.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 24.2% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Italy was 18.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Italy ranks 43rd out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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