Overview

• The CNA study released August 14 finds Italy’s average working life spans just 32.8 years, compared with a 37.2-year EU-27 average and second-lowest behind Romania.
• Only 4.7% of Italian jobs are held by 15- to 24-year-olds, versus 10.1% in Germany and 9.1% in France, underscoring late labor-market entry for young Italians.
• Microenterprises with fewer than 10 employees account for 22.4% of workers under 30, while large firms of 250-plus staff employ just 12% in that age group.
• CNA warns the mismatch between statutory retirement rules and actual careers endangers public pension finances and hampers generational turnover.
• Findings reinforce government technical work on fixing the retirement age at 64 and pausing the 2027 life-expectancy adjustment ahead of broader pension reforms.