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Italy employment rate 2nd worst in EU in 2020-Eurostat

Fewer than half of women in Italy in work

14 April, 13:08
(ANSA) - ROME, APR 14 - Eurostat said Wednesday that Italy's employment rate was the second worst in the EU after Greece in 2020. The EU statistics office said the employment rate of people aged 20-64 fell to 58,1% in Italy last year, down from 59% in 2019. It said that while the employment rate fell throughout Europe, with the average dropping from 68.5% to 67.7%, the drop in Italy was bigger. Eurostat said the fall in the employment rate for women was bigger still, going from 50.1% to 49%, 13.5 points below the EU average. (ANSA).

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