Italy's public expenditure on the labor market accounted for three percent of the GDP in 2020. The public spending on the job market includes public employment services (PES), training, hiring subsidies, job creations in the public sector, as well as unemployment benefits. Compared to the period from 2007 to 2019, the spending drastically increased in 2020, following the consequences brought in by the Coronavirus pandemic. In Italy, the total social expenditure amounts to 28.2 percent of the country's GDP, some of the highest among the OECD countries.
Public spending on the labor market in Italy in selected years from 2007 to 2020
(as a share of GDP)
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OECD. (November 7, 2024). Public spending on the labor market in Italy in selected years from 2007 to 2020 (as a share of GDP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214129/public-spending-on-labor-market-in-italy/
OECD. "Public spending on the labor market in Italy in selected years from 2007 to 2020 (as a share of GDP)." Chart. November 7, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214129/public-spending-on-labor-market-in-italy/
OECD. (2024). Public spending on the labor market in Italy in selected years from 2007 to 2020 (as a share of GDP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214129/public-spending-on-labor-market-in-italy/
OECD. "Public Spending on The Labor Market in Italy in Selected Years from 2007 to 2020 (as a Share of Gdp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214129/public-spending-on-labor-market-in-italy/
OECD, Public spending on the labor market in Italy in selected years from 2007 to 2020 (as a share of GDP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214129/public-spending-on-labor-market-in-italy/ (last visited April 20, 2025)
Public spending on the labor market in Italy in selected years from 2007 to 2020 (as a share of GDP) [Graph], OECD, November 7, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214129/public-spending-on-labor-market-in-italy/
