A short recovery. A longer gap.
48 more workers than in 2022. Still 484 fewer than in 2010: −10.2%.
Explore data ↗EMPLOYMENT · PEOPLE · SKILLS
PEOPLE / INDUSTRY / TERRITORY
Stone
Work Watch.
Stone is measured in people, too.
Employment, generations and labour demand across the supply chain. Our first focus is Massa-Carrara, with documented stone-sector data and a separate national context.
EDITION / 0101.11.2026ANNUAL DATA + RECENT CONTEXT
WORKFORCE OBSERVATORY
Stone supply chain · Massa-Carrara
4,243total workers in the province
SELECT A BAR
789 / Extraction
18.6% of totalISR · Osservatorio Marmo 2025 ↗. 2023 data; published 14 January 2026. Categories sum to 4,242: the 1-worker discrepancy is preserved.
01 / THE BRIEF
Three signals. One supply chain.
A two-minute read. All three signals refer to the Massa-Carrara stone supply chain in 2023.
Generational renewal matters.
1,631 employees are aged 50+. There are 336 aged 15–29. Age does not imply imminent retirement.
Explore data ↗Women in the workforce.
552 female employees. This measures workforce composition, not the gender pay gap.
Explore data ↗02 / PEOPLE BEHIND THE STONE
The people behind the stone.
Age, gender and occupations of 3,466 employees. Same area, same year, same denominator.
EMPLOYEE PROFILE · 2023
336 / Age 15–29
9.7% of employeesISR · original charts ↗. Shares recalculated from published counts.
WORKFORCE STRUCTURE
Two generations, different weights.
Employees aged 50+ are almost five times those aged 15–29. A signal for skills and succession planning, not a forecast of sector exits.
4.9×Employees aged 50+ for every employee aged 15–29.
03 / THE LONG VIEW
Today has a history.
Three annual observations. No invented line through missing years. The comparison follows the ISR provincial scope.
WORKERS · MASSA-CARRARA
A smaller base than in 2010.
2023 — 4,243 workers. Total published in the report.
Bars start at zeroSource & comparison ↗
One year of growth does not erase a decade.
The 2023 total is up by 48 workers on 2022, but 484 below 2010. Recent recovery and long-term transformation belong in the same picture.
A workforce balance does not reveal how many people were hired or left.
4,727 = 4,243 + 484; 4,195 = 4,243 − 48. Molai reconstructions, not monthly observations.04 / LABOUR MARKET CONTEXT
The labour market around businesses.
These figures are not exclusive to stone. They describe labour markets in three north-west Tuscany provinces.
EXCELSIOR · OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2026
3,100 / Massa-Carrara
+20 vs 2025ISR / Unioncamere · Excelsior ↗. Published 23 October 2026. Forecasts, not actual hires.
Looking for people is not finding them.
In Massa-Carrara, employers consider 51% of planned entries difficult to fill. This measures recruitment difficulty, not unemployment.
Forecasts, employment and unemployment answer different questions.
ITALY · SEPTEMBER 2026 · WHOLE ECONOMYISTAT · provisional data
ISTAT · release of 29 October 2026 ↗. Different denominators: do not add these rates. They do not yield a stone-specific unemployment rate.
05 / THE EVIDENCE
Scope first. Numbers second.
A first territorial edition, not a national or global stone-workforce census. Each series retains its own period.
| Indicator | Coverage | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Workers & employees | Massa-Carrara · 2023 SOURCE ACQUIRED | ISR supply chain: extraction, processing, technology/abrasives and trade. Broader than quarries and workshops. |
| Labour demand | Three provinces · Q4 2026 SOURCE ACQUIRED | Excelsior survey of planned entries. All sectors, not just stone. |
| Unemployment | Italy · September 2026 SOURCE ACQUIRED | ISTAT context. A stone-specific unemployment rate is unavailable in the sources acquired here. |
| Pay, contracts & exits | Stone-specific series not acquired TO BE DOCUMENTED | No substitute estimate. Contractual minima, actual pay, hires and separations require separate verified datasets. |
Why 2023 data on a 2026 page?
The January 2026 ISR report uses 2023 employment data. This is the verified reference here, not a current estimate or a claim that no other data exist.
Categories do not always sum to the total.
Activity counts total 4,242 versus 4,243 workers; occupations total 3,460 versus 3,466 employees. Original figures and discrepancies are preserved; shares use the declared total.
Workers, employment, entries: three measures.
Workers at economic units differ from employed residents in the labour-force survey. Planned entries are forecast flows, not stocks or necessarily unique individuals.
Comparing territories and classifications.
No district ranking without matching scope, year and codes. Broad activity divisions may include glass and ceramics. Classification changes require bridging.
06 / SOURCE DESK
The sources belong on the page.
Editorial check: 1 November 2026. Interactive charts using documented data, without real-time updates.
ISR / CCIAA
Marble Observatory
Second report, January 2026. Workers, employees, age, gender and occupations: printed pages 5–7, 2023 data.
Open original source ↗UNIONCAMERE / ISR
Forecast labour demand
Published 23 October 2026. Forecasts for October–December 2026, three provinces, all sectors.
Open original source ↗ISTAT
Employment & unemployment
Published 29 October 2026. September 2026, provisional figures, whole Italian economy.
Open original source ↗Take the data to your desk.
CSV with values, periods, scope, sources and disclosed calculations.