Italy's unemployment rate falls to 5.7% in November

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2026-01-08

Rome (dpa-AFX) - Italy's unemployment rate decreased unexpectedly in November, preliminary figures from the statistical office Istat showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted jobless rate dropped slightly to 5.7% in November from 5.8% in October. Meanwhile, economists had expected the rate to rise to 6.0%. In the corresponding month last year, the unemployment rate was 6.2%. Data showed that the employment rate dropped to 62.6% from 62.7%. The......

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