Over eight thousand fewer employed people in seven years, with a decline, after the pre- and post-Covid ups and downs, which has accelerated in the last three years. But what’s worse, the number of so-called “inactive” people has increased: +25.7% in 2025 alone. Who are the inactive people? Those who, despite being of working age, not only do not have a job, but are no longer even looking for one. A share which, among Messina residents aged between 15 and 64, is the majority: 53.3%. Contributing to making Messina the last of the thirteen large Italian cities in terms of activity rate.
The more you “dig” into the “Messina in figures” report created by the Municipality’s statistics office, the clearer the picture becomes of a city in a profound crisis in employment, but also, according to these latest data, in confidence.
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