Italian job market - Fourth Quarter 2025

Labour Market Trends in Q4 2025

During the fourth quarter of 2025, the total number of hours worked—a key indicator of labour input—remained steady compared to the previous quarter, and showed a 1.6% increase over the same period in 2024.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) experienced a 0.3% rise from the previous quarter and grew by 0.8% year-on-year.

The workforce reached 24,121,000 people, marking an increase of 37,000 individuals (up 0.2%) from the prior quarter. This growth was driven by a rise in permanent employees (up 76,000, or 0.5%) and self-employed workers (up 21,000, or 0.4%), which more than compensated for a reduction in temporary staff (down 60,000, or 2.4%).

Meanwhile, the number of unemployed individuals declined by 84,000.