(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 3 - Istat said Friday that Italy's
employment rate reached a record high of 62.1% in March after
rising 0.2 of a percentage point with respect to February.
The national statistics agency said the number of people in
employment was 23.849 million, up by 70,000 with respect to
February and by 425,000 compared to March 2023.
It said the year-on-year rise was driven by an increase of
559,000 in the number of people in permanent jobs and a 46,000
rise in the self-employed, while the number of workers on
temporary contracts dropped by 180,000. (ANSA).