The Italian statistical office Istat released its unemployment data on Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 11.8% in September from 11.9 in August. It was the lowest level since December 2012.
The number of unemployed people was 3.016 million in September, down by 1.1% from the month before.
The youth unemployment rate fell to 40.5% in September from 40.7% in August.
The employment rate decreased to 56.5% in September from 56.6% in August.