Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-04-30
Italy's unemployment rate stands at 5.1% as of 2026-04-30, down from 5.27% in 2026-03-31. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2026 (436 observations).
In 2026-04-30, Italy's unemployment rate was 5.1%, down from 5.27% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Italy's unemployment rate was 5.27%, down from 5.4% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Italy's unemployment rate was 5.4%, up from 5.2% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Italy's unemployment rate was 5.2%, down from 6.13% in 2025-12-31.
In 2025-12-31, Italy's unemployment rate was 6.13%, up from 5.6% in 2025-11-30.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 5.1% | -0.1667% |
| 2026-03-31 | 5.27% | -0.1333% |
| 2026-02-28 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 2026-01-31 | 5.2% | -0.925% |
| 2025-12-31 | 6.13% | +0.525% |
| 2025-11-30 | 5.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025-10-31 | 5.8% | -0.1667% |
| 2025-09-30 | 5.97% | +0.0667% |
| 2025-08-31 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2025-07-31 | 6% | -0.2667% |
| 2025-06-30 | 6.27% | -0.2333% |
| 2025-05-31 | 6.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025-04-30 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025-03-31 | 6.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025-02-28 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025-01-31 | 6.5% | -0.0167% |
| 2024-12-31 | 6.52% | +0.4167% |
| 2024-11-30 | 6.1% | +0% |
| 2024-10-31 | 6.1% | -0.1667% |
| 2024-09-30 | 6.27% | -0.0333% |
| 2024-08-31 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024-07-31 | 6.4% | -0.2667% |
| 2024-06-30 | 6.67% | +0.1667% |
| 2024-05-31 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
| 2024-04-30 | 6.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024-03-31 | 7.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024-02-29 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024-01-31 | 7.1% | -0.5667% |
| 2023-12-31 | 7.67% | +0.1667% |
| 2023-11-30 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023-10-31 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023-09-30 | 7.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023-08-31 | 7.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023-07-31 | 7.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023-06-30 | 7.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023-05-31 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023-04-30 | 7.9% | +0.0333% |
| 2023-03-31 | 7.87% | +0.0667% |
| 2023-02-28 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023-01-31 | 7.9% | -0.175% |
| 2022-12-31 | 8.08% | +0.275% |
| 2022-11-30 | 7.8% | +0% |
| 2022-10-31 | 7.8% | -0.2333% |
| 2022-09-30 | 8.03% | -0.1667% |
| 2022-08-31 | 8.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022-07-31 | 7.9% | -0.2333% |
| 2022-06-30 | 8.13% | +0.0333% |
| 2022-05-31 | 8.1% | +0% |
| 2022-04-30 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022-03-31 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022-02-28 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022-01-31 | 8.6% | -0.9583% |
| 2021-12-31 | 9.56% | +0.4583% |
| 2021-11-30 | 9.1% | +0% |
| 2021-10-31 | 9.1% | +0% |
| 2021-09-30 | 9.1% | +0% |
| 2021-08-31 | 9.1% | +0% |
| 2021-07-31 | 9.1% | -0.8% |
| 2021-06-30 | 9.9% | +0% |
| 2021-05-31 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021-04-30 | 10.3% | +0.1333% |
| 2021-03-31 | 10.17% | +0.0667% |
| 2021-02-28 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021-01-31 | 10.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020-12-31 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020-11-30 | 9.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020-10-31 | 10% | -0.1333% |
| 2020-09-30 | 10.13% | +0.0333% |
| 2020-08-31 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020-07-31 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020-06-30 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020-05-31 | 8.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020-04-30 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2020-03-31 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020-02-29 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020-01-31 | 9.6% | -0.3333% |
| 2019-12-31 | 9.93% | +0.1333% |
| 2019-11-30 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019-10-31 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019-09-30 | 9.6% | — |
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Italy's unemployment rate is 5.1% as of 2026-04-30, compared with 5.27% in 2026-03-31. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 13.3% (2014-11-30); the lowest is 5.1% (2026-04-30), across data from 1990 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.