Italy big company employment in December down 0.2 pct yr-on-yr
March 29th, 2008 by 
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ROME (AFX) - Employment in big companies fell 0.2 pct year-on-year in December and declined 0.4 pct on average in 2006, statistics bureau ISTAT said. On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment rose 0.1 pct month-on-month.
The average gross pay per employee rose 2.2 pct year-on-year in December, while the average labour cost per employee rose 1.5 pct year-on-year, ISTAT said.
Employment in industry was down 1.3 pct year-on-year.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment in industry was unchanged month-on-month.
The average gross pay per employee in industry and services rose 3.3 pct year-on-year, while the average labour cost per employee rose 2.8 pct year-on-year, ISTAT said.
Employment in services was up 0.6 pct year-on-year.
On a seasonally adjusted basis, employment in services were up 0.1 pct month-on-month.
In services, the average gross pay per employee rose 1.5 pct year-on-year, while the average labour cost per employee rose 0.8 pct year-on-year, ISTAT said.
ISTAT only surveys companies with 500 or more employees.
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