国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Why does Italy now second in EU for youth unemployment
<p><span word="ROME">ROME</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 4-- <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="macroeconomic">macroeconomic</span> <span word="category">category</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="one">one</span> -- <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="surpassed">surpassed</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28-<span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Statistics">Statistics</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ISTAT">ISTAT</span>, <span word="Italy">Italy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="climbing">climbing</span> 0.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="December">December</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> 0.3-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span> <span word="youths">youths</span> -- <span word="defined">defined</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 25 -- <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> 33 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="surpass">surpass</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Marco">Marco</span> <span word="Leonardi">Leonardi</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economist">economist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Labor">Labor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Welfare">Welfare</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Milan">Milan</span>.</p><p>"<span word="After">After</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1970<span word="s">s</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manufacturing">manufacturing</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>," <span word="Leonardi">Leonardi</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dramatically">dramatically</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="levels">levels</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span>."</p>
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