Italy

Italy — Unemployment

Name: Unemployment rate (% of labour force)
Creator: World Bank

IT desk: Italy first; euro area, Germany, France, United Kingdom and United States alongside.

6.39%

−0.11 pp

As of 2025 | % of labour force

Mean: 9.60%
Median: 9.60%
Min: 6.08% 2007
Max: 12.68% 2014

Year	Value
2025	6.39%
2024	6.50%
2023	7.63%
2022	8.07%
2021	9.50%
2020	9.19%
2019	9.88%
2018	10.54%
2017	11.21%
2016	11.69%
2015	11.90%
2014	12.68%
2013	12.15%
2012	10.65%
2011	8.36%
2010	8.36%
2009	7.75%
2008	6.72%
2007	6.08%
2006	6.78%
2005	7.73%
2004	7.87%
2003	8.87%
2002	9.21%

#CountryUnemploymentChangeYear

37Spain10.38%−1.02 pp2025

57France7.54%+0.14 pp2025 71Italy6.39%−0.11 pp2025 73Euro area6.28%−0.06 pp2025 109United Kingdom4.75%+0.39 pp2025 120United States4.20%+0.18 pp2025 127Germany3.71%+0.31 pp2025

What the unemployment rate is

The unemployment rate is the share of the labour force without work but available for and seeking work. World Bank indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, ILO modelled estimates — a common definition across economies, not a national labour-force survey. Latest: 6.39% in 2025.

A rise is more people unemployed relative to the labour force, not necessarily more people out of work if participation also moves. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 9.60%, median 9.60%; low 6.08% (2007), high 12.68% (2014).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).