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In April, after two months of increase, the unemployment rate fell to 0.2 percentage points, reaching 12.4 percent. This was announced by the Mayor, noting that the unemployed decreased on a monthly basis by 1.2% (-40 thousand). In the twelve months the number of unemployed decreased by 0.5% (-17 million) and the unemployment rate by 0.2 points. In the first quarter, the unemployment rate increased continuously since the third quarter of 2011, fell to 13 percent.

Renzi: Forward all
“Data ISTAT: we 159mila more jobs in April, the first full month of #jobsact. Full speed ahead on reforms: even more determined #lavoltabuona “, he is the first comment of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi that arrives via Twitter.

Youth unemployment down 1.6 percentage points
Cala also in April youth unemployment: the unemployment rate of the aged 15-24, that is, the share of young unemployed total those active (employed and unemployed) is 40.9%, down 1.6 percentage points from the previous month. The number of young unemployed shows a slight decrease on a monthly basis (-8 million, -1.3%). The proportion of unemployed young people between 15 and 24 of the total of young people of the same age group is 11%, down 0.1 percentage points last month.

Occupied up 0.7% compared to March
Also in April, according to preliminary estimates by Istat, the employed increased by 159mila units compared to March (+ 0.7%), back the levels recorded at the end of 2012. Compared to April 2014, employment is up 1.2% (+261 million) and the employment rate by 0.7 points. The employment rate, 56.1%, rose last month by 0.4 percentage points.

Busy young up 5.7%
The employment growth in April also involves the youngest: the employed between 15 and 24 years are 946mila, up 5.7% compared to March (+ 51 thousand). The youth employment rate, 15.9%, growing by 0.9% on a monthly basis. At the same time the number of young inactive falls 1% (-44mila) while the inactivity rate of young people drops by 0.7%, reaching 73.1 percent. In trend terms, compared to April 2014, Istat noted on the one hand an increase in the number of young people in employment (+ 4.1%, amounting to 37 thousand more), and a drop in unemployment (-5.5%, or to -38mila) and inactive (-0.7% to -32mila).

In the 1st quarter fell by 4.2% people looking for work
In the first quarter of 2015, people seeking employment are 3.3 million, down, on a trend basis, to 145,000 units (-4.2%), after fourteen quarters of uninterrupted growth. The reduction of the unemployed affects both men and women, about the North (-54 thousand units, down 4.5%) and, especially, the South (-96 thousand units, down 6%); the slight increase in the center is related to women. The reduction of unemployment affects almost exclusively Italians (-142 thousand units per year), while among the unemployed foreigners decreased among men and increased among women.

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