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NUTS 3 areas of Italy by unemployment rate

Messina had the highest unemployment rate of 107 areas in 2021, at 23.91%. Pordenone had the lowest, at 3.25%. The median was 7.67%. Source: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy).

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Highest23.91Messina
Lowest3.25Pordenone
Median7.67107 areas

Top 40 areas, 2021

Messina: 23.91 %Messina23.91Napoli: 23.67 %Napoli23.67Agrigento: 21.78 %Agrigento21.78Foggia: 21.77 %Foggia21.77Siracusa: 21.37 %Siracusa21.37Crotone: 20.33 %Crotone20.33Palermo: 19.45 %Palermo19.45Vibo Valentia: 19.22 %Vibo Valentia19.22Cosenza: 18.77 %Cosenza18.77Enna: 18.17 %Enna18.17Catanzaro: 16.79 %Catanzaro16.79Reggio Calabria: 16.6 %Reggio Calabria16.6Cagliari: 16.41 %Cagliari16.41Caltanissetta: 16.32 %Caltanissetta16.32Brindisi: 15.8 %Brindisi15.8Trapani: 15.75 %Trapani15.75Barletta-Andria-Trani: 15.6 %Barletta-Andria-Trani15.6Catania: 15.45 %Catania15.45Lecce: 15.35 %Lecce15.35Caserta: 15.35 %Caserta15.35Salerno: 15.12 %Salerno15.12Ragusa: 15.01 %Ragusa15.01Taranto: 14.96 %Taranto14.96Oristano: 14.83 %Oristano14.83Avellino: 14.47 %Avellino14.47Sud Sardegna: 13.1 %Sud Sardegna13.1Sassari: 13.02 %Sassari13.02Benevento: 12.77 %Benevento12.77Isernia: 12.12 %Isernia12.12Lucca: 11.93 %Lucca11.93Massa-Carrara: 11.27 %Massa-Carrara11.27Pescara: 11.2 %Pescara11.2Imperia: 11.13 %Imperia11.13Latina: 10.94 %Latina10.94Frosinone: 10.88 %Frosinone10.88Viterbo: 10.85 %Viterbo10.85Campobasso: 10.46 %Campobasso10.46Rieti: 10.38 %Rieti10.38Bari: 9.97 %Bari9.97La Spezia: 9.78 %La Spezia9.78Messina: 23.91 %Messina23.91Napoli: 23.67 %Napoli23.67Agrigento: 21.78 %Agrigento21.78Foggia: 21.77 %Foggia21.77Siracusa: 21.37 %Siracusa21.37Crotone: 20.33 %Crotone20.33Palermo: 19.45 %Palermo19.45Vibo Valentia: 19.22 %Vibo Valentia19.22Cosenza: 18.77 %Cosenza18.77Enna: 18.17 %Enna18.17Catanzaro: 16.79 %Catanzaro16.79Reggio Calabria: 16.6 %Reggio Calabria16.6Cagliari: 16.41 %Cagliari16.41Caltanissetta: 16.32 %Caltanissetta16.32Brindisi: 15.8 %Brindisi15.8Trapani: 15.75 %Trapani15.75Barletta-Andria-Trani: 15.6 %Barletta-Andria-Trani15.6Catania: 15.45 %Catania15.45Lecce: 15.35 %Lecce15.35Caserta: 15.35 %Caserta15.35Salerno: 15.12 %Salerno15.12Ragusa: 15.01 %Ragusa15.01Taranto: 14.96 %Taranto14.96Oristano: 14.83 %Oristano14.83Avellino: 14.47 %Avellino14.47Sud Sardegna: 13.1 %Sud Sardegna13.1Sassari: 13.02 %Sassari13.02Benevento: 12.77 %Benevento12.77Isernia: 12.12 %Isernia12.12Lucca: 11.93 %Lucca11.93Massa-Carrara: 11.27 %Massa-Carrara11.27Pescara: 11.2 %Pescara11.2Imperia: 11.13 %Imperia11.13Latina: 10.94 %Latina10.94Frosinone: 10.88 %Frosinone10.88Viterbo: 10.85 %Viterbo10.85Campobasso: 10.46 %Campobasso10.46Rieti: 10.38 %Rieti10.38Bari: 9.97 %Bari9.97La Spezia: 9.78 %La Spezia9.78
%. Source: Istat, Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Messina23.91-0.6 pts
2Napoli23.67+1.55 pts
3Agrigento21.78-0.24 pts
4Foggia21.77-3.29 pts
5Siracusa21.37-2.44 pts
6Crotone20.33-9.75 pts
7Palermo19.45+3.7 pts
8Vibo Valentia19.22+0.41 pts
9Cosenza18.77-3.08 pts
10Enna18.17+1.06 pts
11Catanzaro16.79-1.34 pts
12Reggio Calabria16.6+0.75 pts
13Cagliari16.41+3.4 pts
14Caltanissetta16.32+2.33 pts
15Brindisi15.8+3.96 pts
16Trapani15.75-1.83 pts
17Barletta-Andria-Trani15.6+1.9 pts
18Catania15.45-0.57 pts
19Lecce15.35-0.9 pts
20Caserta15.35-1.81 pts
21Salerno15.12+2.07 pts
22Ragusa15.01+0.75 pts
23Taranto14.96+3.25 pts
24Oristano14.83-0.38 pts
25Avellino14.47+0.35 pts
26Sud Sardegna13.1+1.04 pts
27Sassari13.02-1.81 pts
28Benevento12.77+1.04 pts
29Isernia12.12+1.47 pts
30Lucca11.93+4.3 pts
31Massa-Carrara11.27+3.73 pts
32Pescara11.2+1.49 pts
33Imperia11.13+1.11 pts
34Latina10.94-0.72 pts
35Frosinone10.88-0.44 pts
36Viterbo10.85+1.64 pts
37Campobasso10.46+0.81 pts
38Rieti10.38+3.42 pts
39Bari9.97-0.29 pts
40La Spezia9.78-0.22 pts
41Pistoia9.78+1.2 pts
42Roma9.76+0.79 pts
43Chieti9.65-1.26 pts
44L’Aquila9.49+1.26 pts
45Rovigo9.09+1.45 pts
46Ascoli Piceno8.47-2.31 pts
47Potenza8.44-0.48 pts
48Ancona8.41+0.24 pts
49Torino8.26-0.07 pts
50Vercelli8.23-0 pts
51Grosseto8.04+1.61 pts
52Matera7.92-0.71 pts
53Novara7.68+0.62 pts
54Gorizia7.67-0.83 pts
55Savona7.57+1.16 pts
56Genova7.54-0.77 pts
57Como7.5+1.91 pts
58Macerata7.45+1.83 pts
59Asti7.45+0.25 pts
60Rimini7.41-2.56 pts
61Ferrara7.3+0.35 pts
62Nuoro7.27-2.46 pts
63Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste7.26+1.41 pts
64Terni7.19-0.45 pts
65Prato7.06+0.31 pts
66Arezzo7.05-0.55 pts
67Pavia6.95+1.35 pts
68Teramo6.93-2.52 pts
69Alessandria6.87-2.96 pts
70Pisa6.75+0.27 pts
71Udine6.69-0.24 pts
72Monza e della Brianza6.59+1.53 pts
73Varese6.56+1.29 pts
74Sondrio6.48+0.86 pts
75Milano6.47+0.53 pts
76Perugia6.46-2.04 pts
77Ravenna6.2-0.69 pts
78Firenze6.18+0.17 pts
79Piacenza6.07+0.21 pts
80Venezia6.03-0.17 pts
81Biella6.02-0.62 pts
82Siena5.88-0.99 pts
83Verbano-Cusio-Ossola5.81-0.38 pts
84Parma5.75-0.05 pts
85Trieste5.65+1.2 pts
86Padova5.56-1 pts
87Pesaro e Urbino5.53-2.2 pts
88Lecco5.49+0.2 pts
89Forlì-Cesena5.49+0.17 pts
90Livorno5.45-0.73 pts
91Lodi5.28-0.88 pts
92Reggio nell’Emilia5.15+0.35 pts
93Cremona4.98-0.71 pts
94Treviso4.9-0.56 pts
95Brescia4.89+0.53 pts
96Fermo4.82-0.02 pts
97Trento4.81-0.64 pts
98Verona4.67-0.05 pts
99Vicenza4.63-2.26 pts
100Cuneo4.62-0.06 pts
101Mantova4.58-0.07 pts
102Bologna4.57-0.06 pts
103Modena4.39-1.66 pts
104Belluno4.24+0.48 pts
105Bolzano-Bozen3.84+0.12 pts
106Bergamo3.55+0.48 pts
107Pordenone3.25+0.05 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Source: Istat. Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province. https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,151_914,1.0/A..UNEM_R.9.Y15-74.99.TOTAL.TOTAL?startPeriod=2018. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). No changes made to source values.

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Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy). (2026). Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province (NUTS 3 areas of Italy by unemployment rate, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,151_914,1.0/A..UNEM_R.9.Y15-74.99.TOTAL.TOTAL?startPeriod=2018

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Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province, NUTS 3 areas of Italy by unemployment rate, 2021. Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy), 12 Oct. 2026, https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,151_914,1.0/A..UNEM_R.9.Y15-74.99.TOTAL.TOTAL?startPeriod=2018. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/italy-provinces?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy). 2026. Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province. NUTS 3 areas of Italy by unemployment rate, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,151_914,1.0/A..UNEM_R.9.Y15-74.99.TOTAL.TOTAL?startPeriod=2018. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/italy-provinces?period=2021.

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Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy) (2026) Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province, NUTS 3 areas of Italy by unemployment rate, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://esploradati.istat.it/SDMXWS/rest/data/IT1,151_914,1.0/A..UNEM_R.9.Y15-74.99.TOTAL.TOTAL?startPeriod=2018, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/italy-provinces?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy)}},
  title = {{Istat, dataflow 151\_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province: NUTS 3 areas of Italy by unemployment rate, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Messina, with 23.91% in 2021, according to Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Pordenone, with 3.25% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (Istat, Italy), Istat, dataflow 151_914 (Tasso di disoccupazione): unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, both sexes, annual, by province. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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