Long-term unemployment rate in Italy

Name: Long-term unemployment rate in Italy
Creator: Eurostat
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In 2025, 3.1% of the labour force in Italy had been unemployed for at least a year. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2009. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Long-term unemployment rate % of the labour force Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat

Italy, 2025 3.1% % of the labour force

Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 3.3%

European Union, 2025 1.9% Official aggregate

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.8% Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2025 7th of 34 See the full ranking

Long-term unemployment rate in Italy over time

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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Long-term unemployment rate (% of the labour force), 2009 to 2025
Period	Italy	European Union
2025	3.1%	1.9%
2024	3.3%	1.9%
2023	4.2%	2.1%
2022	4.6%	2.4%
2021	5.4%	2.8%
2020	5.1%	2.4%
2019	5.9%	2.7%
2018	6.5%b (break in time series)	3.1%
2017	6.9%	3.7%
2016	7.1%	4.3%
2015	7.4%	4.9%
2014	8.2%	5.4%
2013	7.4%	5.4%
2012	6.0%	4.9%
2011	4.6%	4.3%
2010	4.3%	4.0%
2009	3.7%	3.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 3.3% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 7.4%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 7th highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.