The unemployment rate remained below 10% for the second consecutive month in July, showing an increase compared to June, according to ELSTAT data.

In particular, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in July 2024 stood at 9.9% compared to 11.1% in July 2023 and the downwardly revised 9.5% in June 2024.

Employed persons totaled 4,229,548, an increase of 26,303 from July 2023 (0.6%) and a decrease of 46,286 from June 2024 (-1.1%).

According to ELSTAT data, the unemployed amounted to 465,167 people, a decrease of 62,204 people compared to July 2023 (-11.8%) and an increase of 16,728 people compared to June 2024 (3.7%).

Persons under 75 years of age who are not included in the labor force, or "persons outside the labor force,"  i.e., persons not working or looking for work, amounted to 3,081,262, an increase of 11,693 persons compared to July 2023 (0.4%) and 26,998 persons compared to June 2024 (0.9%).

Note that summer employment is more likely to increase due to tourism and an increase in seasonal workers.