🇮🇹Italy unemployment rate
Italy's unemployment rate is 5.7% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data. It rose from 5.3% the previous month. Over the period shown it has ranged from 5.3% to 12.0%. That is 0.6 percentage points below the euro-area average of 6.3% — the 12th of 21 member states that report it.
Unemployment rate · Italy
5.7%
vs prev
▲ 0.4pp
Source: Eurostat (une_rt_m) · data through June 2026 · released 2026-07-30 · modifications: none
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Italy unemployment rate — frequently asked questions
- What is Italy's unemployment rate?
- Italy's unemployment rate is 5.7% as of June 2026, from official Eurostat data.
- How does Italy's unemployment rate compare with the euro area?
- It is the 12th-highest of 21 euro-area members that report it, against a euro-area average of 6.3%.
- Is Italy's unemployment rate rising or falling?
- It rose from 5.3% to 5.7% in the latest reading (June 2026).