Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy

Italy: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
20th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy, 1987–2016

00.050.10.150.21987200120161987: 0.168 % of female labor force in working age1989: 0.175 % of female labor force in working age1990: 0.158 % of female labor force in working age1991: 0.159 % of female labor force in working age1992: 0.14 % of female labor force in working age1993: 0.149 % of female labor force in working age1994: 0.154 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.162 % of female labor force in working age1996: 0.163 % of female labor force in working age1997: 0.165 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.167 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.164 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.149 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.131 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.127 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.12 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.154 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.143 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.132 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.112 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.115 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.137 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.135 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.136 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.13 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.133 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.149 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.167 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.198 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy stood at 0.2%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy peaked at 0.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

That places Italy 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1987 0.2%
1989 0.2% +4.0%
1990 0.2% -9.4%
1991 0.2% +0.3%
1992 0.1% -12.0%
1993 0.1% +6.5%
1994 0.2% +3.7%
1995 0.2% +5.0%
1996 0.2% +0.8%
1997 0.2% +0.9%
1998 0.2% +1.2%
1999 0.2% -1.6%
2000 0.1% -8.8%
2001 0.1% -12.2%
2002 0.1% -3.2%
2003 0.1% -5.3%
2004 0.2% +28.4%
2005 0.1% -7.1%
2006 0.1% -8.2%
2007 0.1% -15.1%
2008 0.1% +2.7%
2009 0.1% +19.1%
2010 0.1% -1.3%
2011 0.1% +0.8%
2012 0.1% -4.7%
2013 0.1% +2.7%
2014 0.1% +12.3%
2015 0.2% +11.7%
2016 0.2% +18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 2
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Italy was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does Italy rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Italy ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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