Work: fewer firms, exports driven by jewellery
According to the Alessandria-Asti Chamber of Commerce, at the end of 2025 the province had 38,033 registered firms (-3.8% in a year), with trade, agriculture and construction as the largest sectors. In the first nine months of 2025 exports grew by 8.7%, led by jewellery and worked precious stones. Employment and unemployment rates are in the data.
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Firms in the province
The Chamber of Commerce research office's report "Economic indicators of the provinces of Alessandria and Asti" (February 2026) counts 38,033 registered firms in the province of Alessandria at 31 December 2025, 3.8% fewer than a year earlier. The sectors with most firms are wholesale and retail trade (6,958), agriculture (6,556) and construction (5,666), followed by manufacturing (3,584), accommodation and food services (2,573) and transport and storage (832).
Exports: jewellery, chemicals, precious metals
In the first nine months of 2025 the province's exports reached about 5.9 billion euros, growth of 8.7% that the Chamber of Commerce describes as the best figure in Piedmont. The leading sector is jewellery and worked precious stones (about 1.64 billion, +18.9%), followed by basic chemicals and fertilisers, precious base metals and other non-ferrous metals, and beverages; the main markets are Switzerland, France, Germany, Ireland and the United States.
Job centres
Public employment services in Piedmont are provided by the job centres (Centri per l'impiego) coordinated by Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro (30 centres and 14 branch offices): matching jobseekers and employers, active labour-market measures, placement of people with disabilities and paperwork such as the unemployment certificate, all free of charge. The centre responsible for each municipality is listed by the Agency.
Missing: employment_rate, unemployment_rate
Sources
Updated: 2026-10-22
Updated: 2026-10-22
Updated: 2026-10-22
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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