Istat. Sale unemployment in March + 13% – News Free

Rome, May 1, 2015 – Unemployment in Italy increases again after the declines in December and January and after a slight increase in February and March the rate reaches 13% . This was communicated by Istat according to which the unemployment rate in March by 0.2% compared to February. This is the highest level since last November when the unemployment rate reached 13.2%. Sale of 0.3 points, youth unemployment, which reaches the sad share of 43.1%.

“The unemployed increased on a monthly basis by 1.6% (+52 thousand). After the declines in December and January and the slight increase in February, in March the unemployment rate rose again by 0.2 percentage points, reaching 13%. In the twelve months the number of unemployed increased by 4.4% (+138 million) and the unemployment rate by 0.5 points “Istat writes in a note.

“The number of inactive people between 15 and 64 years shows a slight decline last month (-0.1%), remained close to those of the three previous months. The inactivity rate was stable at 36%. On an annual basis the inactive decreased by 1% (-140 thousand) and the inactivity rate by 0.2 points.

Compared to the previous quarter, in January-March 2015 were down both employment rate (-0.1 percentage points) and the unemployment rate (-0.2 points), compared with a growth rate of inactivity (+0.2 points), “says the Institute of Statistics.

There is widespread concern that the Jobs Act is not producing effects. According to submissions technicians Istat, however, “it is still early” and show that they are only 3 weeks affected by the new rules came into force on 6 March.

“It takes time because the legislative measures favorable to the labor market are able to affect the choices of firms. We need several months before we can assess the impact “on employment, they say the technicians Istat, that remains” a critical situation in the labor market “.

Tough the comments of the leader of the Northern League, Matteo Salvini to Radio Padania says “I wish I knew what it says Renzi of dramatic unemployment figures released by Istat … I ask Renzi, Poletti, Alfano, on the eve of Labour Day. ” “The figure is dramatic, he added, and we must also understand how to reconcile rising unemployment with those who say that we must welcome all migrants, not only those who are eligible.”