Compared to the average figure for 2023, this year it is estimated that the average number of employed people in Veneto will grow by 22 thousand units, therefore, declares the research office of the CGIA of Mestre, it is possible to hypothesize that on 1 May 2024 22 thousand more workers will celebrate than last year. In 2023, in fact, the average number of employees present in Veneto was 2,226,000 units, this yearinstead, it should reach altitude 2,248,000.
The quality of work in Veneto is excellent
In view of Labor Day, 1 May 2024, the CGIA wanted to measure the quality of the labor market present in the Veneto, arriving at the conclusion that, in Italy, only Lombardy and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano present a better average result than ours.
The score of this analysis was obtained by comparing eight indicators, mainly of a qualitative nature, which were “recovered” from the BES (Sustainable Fair Wellbeing) report, presented about ten days ago by Istat.
Compared to pre-Covid we have 72 thousand more employees
Before analyzing the data from the CGIA research, in this report the artisans from Mestre illustrated the trend in employment in Veneto in recent years.
The change that emerged is very positive. Compared to 2019 (pre-pandemic year), last year there were 72 thousand more employees in our region (+3.3 percent), while in the last year the increase was even 80 thousand units (+3. 7 percent). Given these results, in 2023 the overall number of employed people in Veneto amounted to 2,226,000 units.
Padua and Treviso lead employment growth
At the provincial level, the increases in jobs involved, in particular, Padua and Treviso. In the Brand, 21st in Italy for the percentage change between 2023 and 2019, the audience increased by 21,000 units (+5.5 percent).
In the last four years only Rovigo and Belluno have recorded scores preceded by the minus sign. In the last yearHowever, all seven Venetian provinces saw an increase in the number of employed people: with peaks of +6.2 percent in Treviso (in absolute terms +23,400) and +5.7 percent in Padua (+23,500).
| Rank national for var. % 2023/2019 | Provinces | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | Var. ass. last year | Change % last year | Var. ass. 2023-2019 | Change % 2023/2019 |
| 15 | Padua | 410.3 | 412.9 | 436.4 | +23.5 | +5.7 | +26.2 | +6.4 |
| 21 | Treviso | 380.6 | 378.2 | 401.6 | +23.4 | +6.2 | +21 | +5.5 |
| 45 | Vicenza | 381.3 | 384.8 | 391.8 | +7 | +1.8 | +10.5 | +2.8 |
| 46 | Venice | 365.2 | 373.5 | 375.2 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +10 | +2.7 |
| 57 | Verona | 427.3 | 415.6 | 434.8 | +19.2 | +4.6 | +7.5 | +1.8 |
| 86 | Rovigo | 97.4 | 92.9 | 96.2 | +3.2 | +3.5 | -1.3 | -1.3 |
| 89 | Belluno | 91.6 | 87.5 | 89.8 | +2.3 | +2.6 | -1.8 | -2 |
| 6 | VENETO | 2154 | 2145 | 2226 | +80 | +3.7 | +72 | +3.3 |
| ITALY | 23,109.40 | 23,099.40 | 23,579.90 | +480.6 | +2.1 | +470.5 | +2 |
Veneto: at the top for workplace quality
As stated above, analyzing the results that emerge from the reading of the eight indicators on the quality of work present in the 21 regions of Italy, Veneto is positioned on the lowest step of the podium: only Lombardy and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano are better than us. The indicators examined were the following:
- low paid employees;
- over-educated employed;
- employed with fixed-term jobs for at least 5 years;
- fatal injury and permanent disability rates;
- irregularly employed;
- satisfaction with the work performed;
- perception of employment insecurity;
- involuntary part time.
Well, about this grill only in two cases was the outcome reported for Veneto not particularly satisfactory: This is the number of over-educated workers and of satisfaction with the work done.
In the first case we place ourselves in 10th place in the national ranking with 27.8 percent of those interviewed reporting that they possess a higher educational qualification than the one most commonly possessed to carry out that profession out of the total number of employed people.
In the second case, however, Veneto even slips to 13th place in the national ranking. “Only” 52.3 percent of those interviewed expressed an average satisfaction score between 8 and 10 for the following aspects of the work performed: earnings, career opportunities, number of hours worked, job stability, home-work distance, interest in the job.
Many critical issues still remain
Although we can count on these significantly important results, there are still some limitations critical issues that we struggle to overcome. The main one remains the low employment rateespecially that one female.
The trend recorded by the companies should not be overlooked either VAT numbers; compared to 2019, the overall number in Veneto decreased by 16,600 units (-3.5 percent). Not to mention that, unfortunately, deaths in the workplace are still frighteningly highwe have historically had lower average wage levels than the main EU regions, due to a very low level of labor productivity and a still excessively high NEET rate.
