# Regions of Italy (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2024

All 19 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2024, so the places are comparable. 2 regions have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/italy-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Campania | 9.9 |
| 2 | Calabria | 8.3 |
| 3 | Sicilia | 8 |
| 4 | Molise | 5.2 |
| 4 | Puglia | 5.2 |
| 6 | Sardegna | 4.3 |
| 7 | Abruzzo | 3.7 |
| 8 | Basilicata | 3.6 |
| 9 | Lazio | 3.1 |
| 10 | Piemonte | 2.4 |
| 11 | Liguria | 2.2 |
| 12 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | 2.1 |
| 13 | Marche | 1.9 |
| 14 | Umbria | 1.7 |
| 15 | Emilia-Romagna | 1.4 |
| 16 | Lombardia | 1.3 |
| 16 | Toscana | 1.3 |
| 18 | Veneto | 0.9 |
| 19 | Provincia Autonoma di Trento | 0.7 |