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Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Italy

Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Italy was 3.44 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons3,435,660
Change on 2023-0.6%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high3,557,8982008
Series low3,302,2882015

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Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Italy, 2008 to 2024

3.3M3.4M3.5M3.6M2008201120142017202020242008: 3,557,898 persons2009: 3,522,871 persons2010: 3,495,280 persons2011: 3,440,408 persons2012: 3,432,719 persons2013: 3,381,283 persons2014: 3,302,311 persons2015: 3,302,288 persons2016: 3,371,633 persons2017: 3,406,746 persons2018: 3,415,751 persons2019: 3,418,330 persons2020: 3,357,013 persons2021: 3,400,051 persons2022: 3,419,404 persons2023: 3,455,742 persons2024: 3,435,660 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 17 values
Periodpersons
20243,435,660
20233,455,742
20223,419,404
20213,400,051 Series break
20203,357,013
20193,418,330
20183,415,751
20173,406,746 Series break
20163,371,633
20153,302,288
20143,302,311
20133,381,283
20123,432,719
20113,440,408
20103,495,280
20093,522,871
20083,557,898

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
Italy3,435,660
European Union (27)30,039,891

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Italy, 2008 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Italy, 2008 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-trade/italy. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Italy, 2008 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-trade/italy.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles, Italy, 2008 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-trade/italy (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Italy?

Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Italy was 3.44 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.6% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles (NACE Rev. 2 section G), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles in Italy?

3.56 million in 2008, the highest value since 2008 in this series.

Persons employed in wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles elsewhere in European Union (27)

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