Italy - Wage & Salaries
Italy: Wage & Salaries
| Mnemonic | YPEWS.IITA | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Mil. EUR | |
| Annual | 5.21 % | |
| Data | 2024 | 866,095 |
| 2023 | 823,169 | |
Series Information
| Source | Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) |
| Release | Sub-National - Wages by Industry |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Start Date | 12/31/1995 |
| End Date | 12/31/2024 |
Italy: Labor
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment Rate | May 2026 | 5 | 5.08 | %, SA | Monthly |
| Labor Force Employment | 2026 Q1 | 24,206 | 24,139 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
| Total Employment | 2026 Q1 | 24,206 | 24,139 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
| Unemployment | 2026 Q1 | 1,341 | 1,451 | Ths. #, SA | Quarterly |
| Primary Industries Employment | 2025 | 951 | 945.3 | Ths. # | Annual |
| Secondary Industries Employment | 2025 | 6,184 | 6,151 | Ths. # | Annual |
| Wage & Salaries | 2024 | 866,095 | 823,169 | Mil. EUR | Annual |
| Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 996,718 | 993,689 | # | Annual |
| Tertiary Industries Employment | 2017 | 17,760,676 | 17,907,124 | # | Annual |
Release Information
For Italy, wages and compensation of employees, categorized by industry, in national and subnational areas. Disseminated by Istat.
Active:
- National accounts framework: ESA 2010
- Activity classification: ATECO 2007, the localization of NACE Rev. 2
- Benchmark year: 2024
- Measurements: Millions of euros at current prices (Mil. EUR)
- Adjustment: Not applicable
- Native frequency: Annual
- Start date: Uniformly 2021
- Geo coverage:
- Country (IITA)
- Group of regions incl. extra-regio / NUTS 1 (6x IITA_^^^^)
- Region incl. extra-regio / NUTS 2 (22x IITA_^^)
- All concept-geo pairs exist: Yes
Predecessors:
- Benchmark 2019 - 1995 to 2022 ("_B19")
- ESA 95, NACE Rev. 2 - 2000 to 2011 ("_E95")
- ESA 95, NACE Rev. 1.1 - 2000 to 2007 ("_N11")
Global concept aliases:
- YPEWS
Data is obtained largely from collective labour agreements that were signed in Italy. Approximately 85.9% of wage earners have signed agreements. All types occupations and industries (NACE Rev2 classifications) are included in the survey.
Wages and earnings are the summation of basic pay, bonuses (specified in national agreements), bonuses paid periodically. There is an assumption that working hours are not fixed by the relevant labour agreements.
Compensation of employees is the total remuneration that an employer pays an employee in return for work done in the previous accounting period.
Yes.
On October 3rd, 2014, ISTAT released the new annual series of national accounts based on the new European System of Accounts (ESA 2010).
- May 2011 - Initial version.
- Jul 2015 - Framework advanced to ESA 2010.
- 3 Apr 2025 - Benchmark revision during 2024: Properties.