Italy's employment rate climbed to 62.7% in the first quarter of this year, a rise of 0.4 of a percentage point on the previous three months to take it to the highest level on record since the start of the statistical series in 2004.
    The national statistics agency said the unemployment rate remained stable at 6.1% in the first quarter, while the inactivity rate dropped 0.4 of a point to 33.1%.
    Istat said the number of people in employment in Italy increased by 141,000 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 and by 432,000 in year-on-year terms.

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