ISTAT gave the following data: JAN DEC NOV JOBLESS RATE 7.9 7.8 7.8 YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (15-24) 22.9 22.2r 23.3r EMPLOYMENT RATE (15-64) 60.8 60.7r 60.6r r=revised (Reporting by Antonella Cinelli)
ROME, March 2 (Reuters) - Italy's unemployment rate rose
slightly to 7.9% in January from an unrevised 7.8% the month
before, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Thursday.
A Reuters survey of analysts had forecast a jobless rate of
7.8%.
In January the youth unemployment rate, measuring
job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, increased to 22.9% from
an upwardly revised 22.2% the month before.
Italy's overall employment rate in January marginally rose
to 60.8%. The number of people in work rose by 35,000 from the
month before.
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