Historical Year Data · 2003

Italy Unemployment Rate in 2003

Italy Unemployment Rate opened 2003 at 8.80% and closed at 8.20%, a -6.82% move for the year. The high of 8.80% was reached on January 1, and the low of 8.20% on October 1.

Open

8.80%

2003-01

8.20%

12 data points

High

8.80%

Jan 1

Low

8.20%

Oct 1

Full Year Change

-6.82%

2002 Change

-2.33%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	8.80%	8.80%	8.80%	8.80%	+0.00%
Feb	8.70%	8.70%	8.70%	8.70%	+0.00%
Mar	8.70%	8.70%	8.70%	8.70%	+0.00%
Apr	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	+0.00%
May	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	+0.00%
Jun	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	+0.00%
Jul	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	+0.00%
Aug	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	+0.00%
Sep	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	+0.00%
Oct	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	+0.00%
Nov	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	+0.00%
Dec	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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