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Italy Employment rate / employment-population ratio

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode IT.EMPRATE.Q.SA

Latest63.2%Q2 2026
Previous62.9%Q1 2026
Year ago62.4%Q2 2025

Italy Employment rate / employment-population ratio was 63.2% in Q2 2026, up 0.3 percentage points from Q1 2026 and up 0.8 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since the series began in Q1 2009.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 56.3% (Q2 2020) to 63.2% (Q2 2026), averaging 59.7%.

Italy Employment rate / employment-population ratio (Percentage of total population), Q1 2009 – Q2 202654%56%58%60%62%64%2010201520202025Robomacro
Italy Employment rate / employment-population ratio (Percentage of total population), Q1 2009 – Q2 2026. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 202663.2%
Q1 202662.9%
Q4 202562.5%
Q3 202562.4%
Q2 202562.4%
Q1 202562.9%
Q4 202462.3%
Q3 202462.4%
Q2 202462.0%
Q1 202462.0%
Q4 202362.1%
Q3 202361.4%
Q2 202361.3%
Q1 202361.1%
Q4 202260.7%
Q3 202260.1%
Q2 202260.2%
Q1 202259.7%
Q4 202159.4%
Q3 202158.9%
Q2 202157.9%
Q1 202156.7%
Q4 202057.5%
Q3 202057.1%

Last 24 observations. The full history (70 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 2009
Observations70
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsPercentage of total population
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high63.2% (Q2 2026)
10-year low56.3% (Q2 2020)
10-year average59.7%
Source agencyEurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
Makrognosis codeIT.EMPRATE.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current employment rate / employment-population ratio in Italy?
The latest reading is 63.2% for Q2 2026, published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union).
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code IT.EMPRATE.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union). Original title: “IT - Employment rate / employment-population ratio (Eurostat lfsi_emp_q)”.