Meloni provides the real data. Employment soars: those looking for work find it

While there are those who are concerned about taking workers to the streets, about bringing the country to a standstill due to contractual demands, but also for political reasons, equally legitimate but not when they affect the lives of citizens, Meloni responds with numbers. In a short film about Objective Data, therefore. They are also subject to distortions according to the interpretation of Chilean law. But still more objective than slogans. Well, the Prime Minister referred to the Istat figures released in September that demonstrate a happy moment for employment in Italy. Despite the international and geopolitical crises, over 42 thousand people were employed in the month in question. This brings the number of new entries into companies and offices in the country to over 512 thousand in the last 12 months.

Not only. As the Prime Minister recalled, the employment rate, that is, the number of those who have a job compared to the number of those who have the potential to work, rose to 61.7%, a new historic high. In absolute numbers, this represents a number of active jobs equal to 23 million 656 thousand and registers, compared to September 2022, an increase of 443 thousand permanent workers (i.e. stable jobs) and 115 thousand independent workers. The number of workers hired on a fixed-term basis also decreased by 47 thousand units. This is also a positive effect because it is partly linked to the conversion of precarious contracts into stable work.
Other positive signs to be interpreted arise from the analysis of the unemployment rate, which records the people registered on the lists of those looking for work. A value that rose slightly to 7.4% compared to 7.3% in August, but which is corroborated by a decrease in inactivity.

Therefore, those who until then remained on the sidelines of work, that is, who were not looking for it, returned to the right path, contributing to the growth of the index. The growth in the number of people looking for work (+1.9%, equivalent to +35 thousand units) involves women and concerns all age groups. What brings optimism is always the case of youth unemployment, equal to 21.9%, which decreases by 0.1 percentage points. Of course, it is undeniable that there is still a lot to do. The number of unemployed people is higher than the Euro Zone average which, according to Eurostat, in the same month, is 6.5%. And even more worrying is the even greater disparity between women, with the female unemployment rate in Italy rising to 8.3% in September, compared to an average across Europe, stable at 6.8%. However, the help that the 2024 Budget placed on childcare and parental leave, despite the limited resources available, goes in this direction, to allow women to combine work with childcare.

A long-term investment that can allow a further increase in the employment rate and thus increase gross domestic product. The situation is different for young people. The gap is even greater for children between 15 and 24 years old: unemployment among young Italians is 21.9%, the euro zone average is 14%. But in this case the problem is different. The lack of alignment between the searches of companies, which continue to complain about not finding the professional figures they need, and the skills of job seekers. For this reason, there is a lot of room for improvement. «We should not rest on our laurels» explained Meloni but it is certain that: «The signs are encouraging and reinforce our conviction that the path taken is the right one. With our measures we are returning to this nation the stability and credibility that is also necessary for those who produce wealth with serenity.”