Italy Unemployment Rate in 2015
Italy Unemployment Rate opened 2015 at 12.40% and closed at 11.70%, a -5.65% move for the year. The high of 12.60% was reached on March 1, and the low of 11.50% on November 1.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Open | Close | High | Low | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | +0.00% |
| Feb | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | +0.00% |
| Mar | 12.60% | 12.60% | 12.60% | 12.60% | +0.00% |
| Apr | 12.20% | 12.20% | 12.20% | 12.20% | +0.00% |
| May | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | +0.00% |
| Jun | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | 12.40% | +0.00% |
| Jul | 11.70% | 11.70% | 11.70% | 11.70% | +0.00% |
| Aug | 11.60% | 11.60% | 11.60% | 11.60% | +0.00% |
| Sep | 11.60% | 11.60% | 11.60% | 11.60% | +0.00% |
| Oct | 11.80% | 11.80% | 11.80% | 11.80% | +0.00% |
| Nov | 11.50% | 11.50% | 11.50% | 11.50% | +0.00% |
| Dec | 11.70% | 11.70% | 11.70% | 11.70% | +0.00% |
Events During 2015
The PBoC devalued the yuan by 1.9% in a single day on August 11, 2015, the first meaningful devaluation since 1994. Global risk assets convulsed.
Brent crude fell from $115 in June 2014 to $27 in January 2016, a 77% collapse. Shale oversupply and OPEC's refusal to cut production broke the commodity supercycle that had dominated markets since 2003.
The Swiss National Bank abandoned its 1.20 EUR/CHF floor on January 15, 2015. The franc immediately surged 30%, blowing up retail FX brokers and exposing the fragility of exchange rate commitments.
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