# Italy Unemployed Persons

Italy Unemployed Persons was up 7.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 10.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,620.0 Thousand persons.
Among the 5 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 3rd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31.4% (Apr 2020) to 40.1% (Apr 2021), averaging −6.0%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `IT.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 1983-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (525 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/italy/unemployed-persons

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,620.0 Thousand persons | 7.9 |
| August 2026 | 1,615.0 Thousand persons | 10.2 |
| July 2026 | 1,564.0 Thousand persons | 3.3 |
| June 2026 | 1,572.0 Thousand persons | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 1,445.0 Thousand persons | −13.2 |
| April 2026 | 1,458.0 Thousand persons | −8.1 |
| March 2026 | 1,442.0 Thousand persons | −11.1 |
| February 2026 | 1,446.0 Thousand persons | −8.2 |
| January 2026 | 1,403.0 Thousand persons | −16.2 |
| December 2025 | 1,452.0 Thousand persons | −12.0 |
| November 2025 | 1,465.0 Thousand persons | −7.3 |
| October 2025 | 1,488.0 Thousand persons | −4.2 |
| September 2025 | 1,502.0 Thousand persons | −3.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,466.0 Thousand persons | −10.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,514.0 Thousand persons | −7.9 |
| June 2025 | 1,516.0 Thousand persons | −11.6 |
| May 2025 | 1,665.0 Thousand persons | 0.1 |
| April 2025 | 1,586.0 Thousand persons | −9.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,622.0 Thousand persons | −7.7 |
| February 2025 | 1,575.0 Thousand persons | −15.3 |
| January 2025 | 1,674.0 Thousand persons | −7.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,650.0 Thousand persons | −9.0 |
| November 2024 | 1,581.0 Thousand persons | −18.0 |
| October 2024 | 1,554.0 Thousand persons | −21.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.UNEMPLVL.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/IT.UNEMPLVL.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```