ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy
Italy: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 3,771 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy stood at 3,771 1000 No.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy peaked at 5,473 1000 No in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,657 1000 No, in 2001.
That places Italy 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,728 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 3,552 1000 No | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 3,529 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 3,416 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,457 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 3,510 1000 No | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 3,458 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 3,415 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,675 1000 No | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 2,657 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,699 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,832 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 3,577 1000 No | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 3,258 1000 No | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 3,264 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,235 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,237 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3,257 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 3,252 1000 No | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,784 1000 No | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 5,410 1000 No | +94.4% |
| 2013 | 5,267 1000 No | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 5,314 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,382 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 5,370 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 5,368 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,472 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5,473 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,354 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3,703 1000 No | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 3,708 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3,709 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,771 1000 No | +1.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 3,771 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 832.2 1000 No, 4.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Italy's 3,771 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 922.19 1000 No, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +94.4% | 2,784 1000 No | 5,410 1000 No |
| 2021 | -30.8% | 5,354 1000 No | 3,703 1000 No |
| 2004 | +26.3% | 2,832 1000 No | 3,577 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,508 1000 No | 3,415 1000 No | 3,728 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,069 1000 No | 2,657 1000 No | 3,577 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,909 1000 No | 2,784 1000 No | 5,473 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,049 1000 No | 3,703 1000 No | 5,354 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 22.90 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 388.75 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 882.91 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -96.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 14.99 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 49.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Italy was 3,771 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5,473 1000 No in 2019.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,657 1000 No in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, total, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.