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This article was published April 30, 2015 at 10:15 am.
The last change is the April 30, 2015 at 11:45.

Back up to the unemployment rate. After the declines in December and January and the slight increase in February, in March the unemployment rate estimated by Istat in fact increased by 0.2 percentage points to 13%, remaining one of the highest levels. On a monthly basis, there are 52 thousand more unemployed (+ 1.6%) while in the twelve months the number of unemployed increased by 4.4%, amounting to 138 thousand more people, and the unemployment rate by 0.5 points .

Youth unemployment rises above 43%
concern is in particular youth unemployment, which has risen more than 43 percent. This is the highest level since last August. The number of young people out of work shows a slight increase on a monthly basis: 8 thousand at most equal to +1.2 percent. Also in March, it notes the latest provisional estimate of employed and unemployed diffused by the Institute of Statistics, there are minor changes in the labor market participation of young people between 15 and 24 compared to February. Youth employment is largely stable last month: the employment rate is 14.5 percent. The number of inactive young people has dropped by 0.3% on the month (-11mila). The inactivity rate of young people aged 15 to 24 years decreased by 0.1 percentage points, reaching 74.5 percent.

Employment rate 55.5%
Overall, the employment rate, also in March, fell by 0.1 percentage points month on month to stand at 55.5 percent. After the drop in February, also in March 2015, the employed decreased by 0.3%, amounting to 59 thousand less, returning to the levels of last April. On an annual basis, employment is down by 0.3%, amounting to 70 thousand less, and the employment rate of 0.1 percentage points.

Opposition to attack the government
The spread of estimates Istat immediately triggered the opposition, which was inspired by the negative data on employment to attack the government. “Like every month, after the enthusiasm of Renzi and Poletti comes the cold shower ISTAT: increase unemployment and youth unemployment. And mo ‘? “Tweeted immediately Renato Brunetta, leader of Forza Italy in the Chamber of Deputies, commenting on the latest data. Speaking on Radio Padania, the League leader Matteo Salvini asked account “of the dramatic unemployment figures released by Istat … I ask Renzi, Poletti, Alfano, on the eve of Labour Day.”

Capezzone: Renzi care does not work
From the ranks of the center came after criticism of Capezzone (FI), chairman of the Finance Committee of the Chamber. “Istat data just out, very worrying in terms of unemployment (and even more alarming in terms of the youth) show that the` care Renzi’ not working. Spin and propaganda are not enough, “he said in a statement, in which he raised the” alternative recipe “of fittiani” a real positive choc-tax (therapy drastic tax cut), against the logic of the `zero point ‘, which brings Italy nowhere. ”

Camusso: Istat data in real emergency in the country
On the sidelines of the commemoration ceremony of Pio La Torre and Rosario Di Salvo, in Palermo, the leader of the CGIL, Susanna Camusso, has instead identified in unemployment numbers the exact definition of what constitutes “the emergency in the country”: “The theme of the work should be the daily obsession of our government, but I do not think so either.”

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