Overview
- Istat reports 75,000 more people employed in October versus September, a 0.3% monthly rise.
- Unemployment fell to 6.0%, with youth joblessness down to 19.8%, a 1.9‑point drop from September.
- Total employment reached 24.208 million, up 224,000 compared with October 2024 (+0.9%).
- The monthly increase covered men and women, employees and self‑employed, but 25–34‑year‑olds declined as over‑50s led the annual gains.
- Press accounts point to more permanent contracts in 2025, with Il Messaggero citing 16.5 million permanent workers and a high share of new jobs as permanent.