Work: the labour market of the metropolitan area
According to the Chamber of Commerce report, in 2023 the Reggio Calabria metropolitan area had an unemployment rate of 16.1% and an employment rate (ages 15–64) of 41.3%. Between 2019 and 2023 active businesses grew in construction and in financial, real-estate and professional services; manufacturing and retail declined.
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Labour market
The Reggio Calabria Chamber of Commerce report on the metropolitan area's economy, released on 31 December 2024, gives for 2023 an unemployment rate of 16.1%, down 3.2 points from 2019, and youth unemployment (ages 15–24) of 42.8%, up 5.9 points. The employment rate (ages 15–64) was 41.3%, with about 140,500 people in work.
Businesses
At the end of 2023 there were 53,060 registered businesses, 45,090 of them active. Between 2019 and 2023 active businesses grew by 6.6% in construction and by 10.8% in financial, real-estate and professional services, while they fell by 7.0% in manufacturing and by 1.9% in retail. Export propensity (exports as a share of value added) was 4.2%, against 32.8% for Italy.
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Updated: 2026-10-14
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-04-13
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