The seasonally corrected unemployment rate In January 2025 rose to 8.7% compared to the revised up to up to 11.7% in January 2024 and, revised downward, 9.3% in December 2024. The employed They amounted to 4,288,284 people, increasing by 61,559 people compared to January 2024 (1.5%) and by 8,794 people compared to December 2024 (0.2%), according to its data ELSTAT.

At the same time unemployed They amounted to 408,181 people, a decrease of 149,257 people compared to January 2024 (-26.8%) and by 28,830 people compared to December 2024 (-6.6%).

People under 75 years not included in the workforce, or ‘People outside the workforce’That is, people who do not work or seek work amounted to 3,066,282, increased by 59,740 people compared to January 2024 (2.0%) and 17,952 people compared to December 2024 (0.6%).

To women The unemployment rate amounted to 10.9% from 13.9% in January last year and men at 7% from 9.9%.

According to large groups of ages, the 15-24-year-old group the unemployment rate stood at 19.5% from 23.2% in January 2024 and at ages 25-74 at 8.1% from 11%.

You can see ELSTAT’s details here in detail.