The metropolitan area of Bologna is home to over 950,000 inhabitants. The population has increased by 4.3% over the past 6 years, due primarily to the influx of foreign citizens, which currently account for 7% of the resident population.
The number of employed in 2007 was 444,970 units, a 21.2% increase compared to 1995. This upward trend has had a positive effect on the employment rate, which reached 72.4% in 2007 (against a national rate of 58.7%) and has benefited both male and female components of the job market. Indeed, Bologna boasts a female employment rate of 65.0%, a marked improvement on the national rate of 46.6%. These figures show that the territory of Bologna is fully compliant with the ‘full employment’ concept advocated by the European Council in Lisbon.
People seeking employment are 11,380. The unemployment rate of 2.5% is lower than both the national average (6.1%) and the averages of Italy’s other major cities (Milan: 3.8%; Florence: 3.5%; Venice: 2.9%; Rome: 5.8%; Naples: 12.4%).
Bologna has the highest total and female activity rate (73.3%) among the major Italian provinces. The activity rate has grown by 2% compared to 2005.
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