The unemployment rate in Italy inched up to 6.1% in September 2025 from 6% in each of the previous two months, matching market expectations. This was the highest jobless rate since June, as the number of unemployed individuals increased by 31 thousand from a month earlier to 1.582 million. At the same time, the employment rate edged higher to 62.7% from 62.5%, with the number of employed persons rising by 67 thousand to 24.22 million. The labor force participation rate was also up to 66.9% from 66.7%. The youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers between 15 and 24 years old, rose to 20.6% from 19.7%.