Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:18:51 GMT
Italian unemployment rate hits 13-year high
Italy's jobless rate climbed to a seasonally-adjusted 10.8%, record high since the Q3 of 1999, Istat reported on Tuesday. Italy's economy slipped for a third quarter amid intensifying Europe' debt crisis and Mario Monti's austerity actions, which deepened countries recession. Youth was hit the most, with unemployment among people between the ages of 15 and 24 at 34.3% in June.