Economy, jobs and prices in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola (Piedmont, Italy): official figures

GDP per person was 30,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 78% of the EU average (98% for Italy); 71st highest of 107 provinces in Italy.

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• The labour non-participation rate (the unemployed plus people available to work but not looking, as a share of the labour force) in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola was 7.4% in 2024, below the national figure of 13.3%. Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
• Among young people aged 15 to 29 in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, 40.9% were employed in 2024 and the youth non-participation rate was 17.2% (national figures: 34.4% and 25.7%). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
• Employees in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola were paid for 77.2% of a full working year (312 days) on average in 2023, a measure of how stable jobs are (78.9% nationally). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
• There were 4.7 fatal or permanently disabling workplace accidents per 10,000 workers in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in 2022 (below the national figure of 11.0). Source: Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica) · saved copy
• In 2024, 49% of taxpayers in Verbano-Cusio-Ossola declared employment income (average €23,057) and 39% declared pension income (average €20,748). Source: Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze · saved copy

How Verbano-Cusio-Ossola compares with other provinces in Italy

Disposable household income per person (€) (2023)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 58 of 107, highest first.

Average gross annual pay, private-sector employees (€) (2023)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 56 of 107, highest first.

Average declared income per taxpayer (€) (2024)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 59 of 107, highest first.

Employment rate, ages 20-64 (%) (2024)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 24 of 107, highest first.

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2023)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 59 of 107, highest first.

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2023)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 34 of 107, highest first.

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2023)

Verbano-Cusio-Ossola ranks 48 of 107, highest first.

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Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• Istat (Istituto Nazionale di Statistica): BES dei territori, edizione 2025: well-being indicators for the 107 provinces and metropolitan cities (Indicatori_per_provincia_sesso_ed.2025.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 90f90043ad3d…)
• Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze, Dipartimento delle Finanze: Redditi e principali variabili IRPEF su base comunale, anno d'imposta 2024 (personal income tax returns by municipality), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 75cecc95d72b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)

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