As of 2020, the highest percentage of employees with an hourly salary of less than two thirds of median salary was registered in the South of Italy, where it concerned 15.6 percent of all employees. In the Northern regions, this share stood at 7.8 percent, the lowest nationwide.
Distribution of low-wage employees in Italy as of 2020, by macro-region
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Istat. "Distribution of low-wage employees in Italy as of 2020, by macro-region." Chart. March 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797491/share-of-low-wage-workers-in-italy-by-macro-region/
Istat. (2023). Distribution of low-wage employees in Italy as of 2020, by macro-region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/797491/share-of-low-wage-workers-in-italy-by-macro-region/
Istat. "Distribution of Low-wage Employees in Italy as of 2020, by Macro-region." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797491/share-of-low-wage-workers-in-italy-by-macro-region/
Istat, Distribution of low-wage employees in Italy as of 2020, by macro-region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/797491/share-of-low-wage-workers-in-italy-by-macro-region/ (last visited December 11, 2023)
Distribution of low-wage employees in Italy as of 2020, by macro-region [Graph], Istat, March 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/797491/share-of-low-wage-workers-in-italy-by-macro-region/