Italy April jobless rate edges down to 5.1%, 123,000 jobs created

ROME - Italy's unemployment rate fell slightly to 5.1% in April and a net 123,000 jobs were created during the month, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Friday.

The jobless rate was below a median forecast of 5.3% in a Reuters poll of eight analysts.

The unemployment rate in March was confirmed at 5.2%.

In April, the youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, fell to 16.9%, the lowest level since at least 2004, from 17.7% the previous month, downwardly revised from an originally reported 18.1%.

The employment rate, one of the lowest in the euro zone, rose to 63.1% from 62.7% in March, revised up from 62,4%.

The statistics bureau gave the following data:

APRIL MARCH FEB

JOBLESS RATE 5.1 5.2 5.4

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (15-24) 16.9 17.7r 17.1r

EMPLOYMENT RATE (15-64) 63.1 62.7r 62.7r

r=revised

(Reporting by Antonella Cinelli, editing by Gavin Jones)

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 1:18 AM.