1. Unemployment in Italy

2. Latest data about unemployment in Italy
By comparing the data collected from August to July 2016 we find that:
The general unemployment rate has remained almost stable;
The highest rate was in the first months of 2016;
The male rate decreased and the female increased;
The unemployment rate for women is higher than for men. .

3. Youth Unemployment in Italy
In particular by analyzing the data of youth unemployment between October and July we find that:
Initial and final rates are almost equal;
Up to February, the value remained very high;
In spring it dropped dramatically;
Early summer it moved back up.

4. Youth Unemployment in Europe
SPAIN
AUSTRIA
The rate has remained between 47 and 46 for most of the year and dropped dramatically in July 2016, reaching 43.
The rate reached the maximum value, 12, in January 2016, after having dropped to 10 in February, it has been stable at 11.3 since May.
TURKEY
DENMARK
The rate reached the highest value, 19.3, in October 2015 and
returned almost to the initial value around 17.5 after falling to 16 in April 2016.
The rate has varied between 11.6 and 10.8 up to May 2016 and then reached its maximum value of 11.9 in July.

5. Youth Unemployment in Greece
Starting from a value of 48.5 in July 2015, the rate reached a value of 51.9 in January. Then, after a huge decrease in April, arrived at 47.7 in June.

6. Youth unemployment causes
1. Financial crisis;
2. Skills mismatch;
3. Lack of entrepreneurship and life-skills education;
4. Lack of access to capital;
5. A digital divide.

7. Youth unemployment solutions
1. Education and training programmes;
2. Youth access to capital;
3. Universal internet access and greater availability of cheap hi-tech;
4. Skills matching.