Long-term unemployment in Emilia-Romagna

The long-term unemployment rate in Emilia-Romagna was 1.4% of the labour force in 2025.

Measure: Long-term unemployment rate, by region Unit: % of the labour force Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Emilia-Romagna, 2025 1.4% % of the labour force
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 1.4%
Italy, 2025 3.1% Country total
Position in 2025 141st of 233 See the full ranking

Long-term unemployment in Emilia-Romagna 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, by region (% of the labour force), 2001 to 2025
Period Emilia-RomagnaItaly
2025 1.4% 3.1%
2024 1.4% 3.3%
2023 2.0% 4.2%
2022 2.4% 4.6%
2021 2.4%b (break in time series) 5.4%b (break in time series)
2020 2.2% 4.8%
2019 2.2% 5.6%
2018 2.5%b (break in time series) 6.2%b (break in time series)
2017 3.0% 6.5%
2016 3.4% 6.8%
2015 3.7% 7.0%
2014 4.1% 7.8%
2013 3.8% 6.9%
2012 2.6% 5.6%
2011 2.2% 4.3%
2010 2.0% 4.0%
2009 1.3% 3.5%
2008 0.8% 3.1%
2007 0.8% 2.9%
2006 1.0% 3.3%
2005 1.1%b (break in time series) 3.7%b (break in time series)
2004 – 3.8%b (break in time series)
2003 – 5.1%
2002 – 5.4%
2001 – 6.1%

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

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 3.7%, the figure has changed by −2.3 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 233 regions with data for 2025, Emilia-Romagna has the 141st highest value.
  • The figure for Italy in 2025 was 3.1%.

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfu2ltu · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y15-74 isced11=TOTAL unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Emilia-Romagna
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat