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0.5.BENCHMARK STATISTICS


BENCHMARK STATISTICS 1996
THE LAND
Area (1) 301.308 km2
THE PEOPLE
Population (2) 57.427.691
PRODUCTION
Gross domestic product at market prices (3) 1,395,408
LABOUR MARKET
Working age population (15-69 years) 42.061.000
Labour force 22.851.000
- of which women 8.615.000
Activity rate 47,6 %
- for women 34,6 %
- for men 61,5 %
Employment (total) 20.088.000
of which:
- women 7.187.000
- men 12.901.000
by Sector:
- Agriculture 1.402.000
- Manufacturing 6.475.000
- Construction 1.598.000
- Tertiary sector 12.211.000
Unemployment 2.763.000
of which:
- women 1.428.000
Unemployment rate 12,1 %
by education:
- no education or primary school certificate 10,2 %
- lower secondary school certificate 13,1 %
- upper secondary school certificate without 11,2 %
eligibility for third-level education
- intermediate university examination 13,7 %
- university diploma 11,8 %
- Master's degree 7,6 %
- Doctor's degree 3,3 %
Registered unemployment 6.206.227
(1) 31 December 1995.

(2) 30 September 1996.

(3) In billion ITL at prices of 1990.

Source: Data of Istat (based on informations of Direzione Generale dell'Osservatorio del Mercato del Lavoro and Ministero del Lavoro e della Previdenza sociale).


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