The labor market showed minor indications of recovery in September 2022. After two months of declines, the number of employed people has returned to increase (+46 thousand units in August). There was a little uptick in the job-seeker population (+8 thousand units on a cyclical basis). These factors contributed to the stability of the official unemployment rate (7.9%). This development was linked to a decrease in the number of inactive persons (86 thousand units in August). In the same month, the permissible hours of CIG (Cassa integrazione guadagni) exceeded 31,1 million, and almost 4.5 million hours were added for checks paid by the solidarity funds.
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