Unemployment and GDP for Italy returns a positive sign – ANSA.it

Employment and GDP, Italy sees positive. The latest ISTAT figures in both areas are – in fact – again characterized by a plus sign.

Employment – The unemployment rate in July was 12.0%, down 0.5 percentage points on the previous month and by 0.9 points in twelve months . The notes Istat estimates. The decline comes after two increases and brings the rate to its lowest since exactly two years (it was 12% in July 2013). The unemployment rate of the aged 15-24 in July amounted to 40.5%, down 2.5 percentage points on the previous month and 2.6 points year on year. The notes Istat in preliminary estimates. This is the lowest rate since July 2013 . After 14 quarters of growth and falling in the first period of 2015, in the second quarter, the unemployment rate stood at 12.1% (-0.1 points on an annual basis). Istat stresses that you widen regional disparities: from 7.9% in the North, 10.7% in the center up to the 20.2% in the South. The employed in July rise by 0.2% over June, that is to say of 44 thousand units more. On July 2014 the increase was 1.1%, with 235,000 people employed in more. It ‘as announced by ISTAT, explaining that the employment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points in the monthly comparison, reaching 56.3% and returning to the levels of November 2012.

Growth – Istat sees upward GDP growth in the second quarter, bringing it to 0.3% (from + 0.2%) compared to the first quarter and + 0.7% yoy (from +0.5%), rising trend higher for four years (second quarter 2011). The acquired growth of GDP for 2015, that is, one that would be obtained in the presence of a short-term change anything in the remaining quarters of the year was + 0.6%. The notes Istat with data from the second quarter and revising upwards the preliminary estimate of 14 August (+ 0.4%).

Twitter Prime Minister Matteo Renzi says the latest ISTAT figures: “A growing GDP, growing the employed, less unemployment. The reforms need .”

“What is important is that Italy is divided after which in recent years it is as if he had a flat tire and fall down “while the countries of the head of Europe grew. So Matteo Renzi in a video in which he comments on Istat data stressing that “for those accustomed to figures and statistics are only small numbers but it is more: it is the Southern woman who is engaged, the fifties who It has a chance thanks to the Jobs Act “. “Each has its own political ideas but let’s set a hand because Italy return to grow”, said the prime minister.

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“The data on jobs and growth show that we are not the pink jersey and do not grow more than all but came back in the group of countries to head the EU thanks to the reforms that we have done and are doing . But I’m happy: I want that Italy returns to guide Europe, benchmark European and world economy. ” “In September, we start with good numbers but the numbers should follow the ideas, determination and enthusiasm of the Italians”.

Squinzi, 0.3% is not enough and it is not about our – “The GDP growth of 0.3% is not enough, because it is not our merit but only due to the halving of oil prices and the strengthening dollar Qe”. So the president of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi. “We did not do the cleaning inside, you have to make reforms, only in this way we can restart the country.”

Camusso, come back with your feet on the ground – The Secretary General CGIL, Susanna Camusso attacks the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the leader of Confindustria, Giorgio Squinzi for the statements made on the decline in unemployment and the improvement of the GDP. ” If to come back down to earth and would stop by propaganda – he says – the country could take the opportunities that seem to be envisaged “.