Encouraging signs from the labor market. In January, the unemployment rate fell to 12.6 percent in fact. After falling in December, fell again by 0.1%, returning to the same level of twelve months earlier. The number of unemployed people – 3.22 million – down by 0.6% compared to December but increased by 0.2% on an annual basis. And grow the employed. These are the main contents of this report by the Institute of Statistics of employed and unemployed in January 2015, and in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Renzi: “More places 130 thousand in 2014. Good but not enough”
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Twitter: “More 130 000 jobs in 2014, but not good enough. Now working on measures of school and ultra-wideband #lavoltabuona. ” To Labour Minister Giuliano Poletti is “encouraging data ‘, which will improve when the Jobs Act will feel its full effect. According Poletti in 2015 in Italy there could be 150 thousand more jobs, “All study centers speak of 100 thousand people, I hope that 150 thousand can be a number close to reality,” he said. They are “the first real signs of growth to be consolidated with the reforms,” echoed the chief economist of the Democratic Party, Filippo Taddei.
Increase the unemployed on an annual basis
Compared with December unemployment rises for men (+ 0.7%) but decreases for women (-2.2% ). But on an annual basis, the trend is reversed: the number of unemployed falls among men (-1%) and increases among women (+ 1.6%). The male unemployment rate of 11.8%, increasing by 0.1% on a monthly basis while down by 0.1% in twelve months. The female, however, 13.7%, falls by 0.3% compared to December but increased by 0.1% on an annual basis.
Occupied growing
Positive signals coming from occupied: in January are 22.32 million, virtually unchanged compared to December (+ 11 thousand) but an increase of 0, 6% year on year (+ 131 thousand). The employment rate, 55.8%, salt 0.1% in quarterly terms and 0.3% on an annual basis. And here the performance of women is better: in January, the male employment is less stable than in December, while that of women increased by 0.2%. In trend terms instead grows for both men (+ 0.5%) and women (+ 0.8%). The employment rate for men (64.8%) is stable compared to January, but increased by 0.3% on an annual basis. The female, 47%, increases of 0.1% compared to December and by 0.4% compared to January 2014.
Cala number of inactive
Compared to December, the number of inactive people between 15 and 64 drops of 0.1%, year on year by 1.3 percent. The inactivity rate stands at 36%, stable in economic terms but down 0.4% compared to twelve months before. Always compared to January 2014, the idle time decreases among men (-1%) than among women (-1.5%). Ditto the inactivity rate: -0.2% that of men, 0.5% for women.
Young unemployed down
The number of unemployed in the age group 15-24 years (636mila) falls by 0.1% compared to both December and compared to January 2014. The youth unemployment rate, ie the proportion of unemployed young people compared to total assets (employed and unemployed), is 41.2%, a decrease of 01% compared to December and 2% on an annual basis. The number of young inactive – not employed and not looking for work, for example because they engaged in studies – totaled 4.41 million, up 0.2% in December and 1.1% on an annual basis. The inactivity rate of young people between 15 and 24 years (74.1%) rose by 0.2% last month and 1.2% over the year.
Fourth quarter of 2014: the first increase in full-time employment
In the fourth quarter of last year, for the third consecutive quarter, continued employment growth on an annual basis (+ 0.7%, amounting to 156 thousand units), especially in the North and Centre. For the first time Istat showed an increase, albeit modest (+ 0.2%, amounting to 28 thousand units), the full-time employees. Those part-time instead continue to grow at a fast pace: + 3.2%, amounting to 128 thousand people. Although the increase – signals the Institute of Statistics – mostly affects the involuntary part-time which covered 64.1% of workers from 62.1% a year earlier. With increasing intensity is continuing to increase workers’ contracts (+ 6.6%) and employees (+8.9%).
Fourth quarter 2014: unemployed growing
Always looking to the fourth quarter 2014, the number of unemployed was up at a rapid pace (+ 6.5% to 208mila units in a year), especially for women and the employed who have lost the work. The unemployment rate stood at 13.3%, up 0.6% on an annual basis is 12.2% for men and 14.7% for women. He continued, however, the sharp decline of the inactive aged 15-64 (-2.6%), fueled by more than two thirds of women.
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