97,000 more people were unemployed in Italy in June even as total employment was nearly flat, up just 1,000 to 24.31 million.
103,000 fewer people were economically inactive, suggesting more people re-entered the labor market but did not find jobs immediately; the unemployment rate rose to 5.7% from 5.3%, while the employment rate held at 62.9%.
91,000 more fixed-term workers drove the monthly shift in jobs, offset by declines of 46,000 permanent employees and 44,000 self-employed workers.
131,000 more people were in work than a year earlier, but the gains were concentrated among men and workers aged over 50, while women and younger people continued to lag.