ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s jobless rate fell to 5.9% in April from 6.1% in March, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Tuesday, with a stable number of people employed during the month and an increase in those leaving the labour market.
A Reuters survey of seven analysts had forecast an April jobless rate of 6.1%.
ISTAT gave the following data:
APR MAR FEB
JOBLESS RATE (%) 5.9 6.1r 5.9
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (15-24) 19.2 20.4r 18.0r
EMPLOYMENT RATE (15-64) 62.7 62.8r 62.8r
r=revised
(Reporting by Antonella Cinelli, editing by Gavin Jones)
