Unemployment rate in Emilia-Romagna

The unemployment rate in Emilia-Romagna was 4.1% of the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2008. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, by region Unit: % of the labour force Data: 2005 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Emilia-Romagna, 2025 4.1% % of the labour force
Change from 2024 −0.2percentage points 2024: 4.3%
Italy, 2025 6.1% Country total
Position in 2025 200th of 286 See the full ranking

Unemployment rate 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.

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, by region (% of the labour force), 2001 to 2025
Period Emilia-RomagnaItaly
2025 4.1% 6.1%
2024 4.3% 6.5%
2023 5.0% 7.7%
2022 5.0% 8.1%
2021 5.5%b (break in time series) 9.5%b (break in time series)
2020 5.8% 9.2%
2019 5.5% 9.9%
2018 5.8%b (break in time series) 10.6%b (break in time series)
2017 6.6% 11.2%
2016 7.0% 11.7%
2015 7.8% 11.9%
2014 8.4% 12.7%
2013 8.4% 12.2%
2012 7.0% 10.7%
2011 5.2% 8.4%
2010 5.6% 8.4%
2009 4.7% 7.8%
2008 3.2% 6.7%
2007 2.9% 6.1%
2006 3.4% 6.8%
2005 3.9%b (break in time series) 7.7%b (break in time series)
2004 – 7.9%b (break in time series)
2003 – 8.9%
2002 – 9.2%
2001 – 9.6%

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

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 4.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 7.8%, the figure has changed by −3.7 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 286 regions with data for 2025, Emilia-Romagna has the 200th highest value.
  • The figure for Italy in 2025 was 6.1%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfu3rt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y15-74 isced11=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period
2005 to 2025 for Emilia-Romagna
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat