Number of employed, active workers in the lockdown phase, risk class of SARS-CoV-2 infection and compensation claims applications by economic sector in Italy
| Code | Economic sector (first digit ATECO classification) | Employed (thousands) | Active workers during the lockdown (thousands) | Average risk class | Compensation claims applications for COVID-19 (%) |
| A | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 908.8 | 854.1 | L | 2.1 |
| B | Mining and quarrying | 24.7 | 9.7 | L | 0.0 |
| C | Manufacturing | 4321.4 | 1444.1 | L | 2.6 |
| D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 114.1 | 114.1 | L | 0.1 |
| E | Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 242.8 | 242.8 | L | 0.1 |
| F | Construction | 1339.4 | 523.7 | L | 0.2 |
| G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 3286.5 | 1804.1 | L | 1.1 |
| H | Transportation and storage | 1142.7 | 1142.7 | L | 1.1 |
| I | Accommodation and food service activities | 1480.2 | 317.6 | L | 2.4 |
| J | Information and communication | 618.1 | 618.1 | L | 0.2 |
| K | Financial and insurance activities | 635.6 | 635.6 | L | 0.2 |
| L | Real estate activities | 164.0 | 0.0 * | L | 0.4 |
| M | Professional, scientific and technical activities | 1516.4 | 1438.4 | L | 1.1 |
| N | Administrative and support service activities | 1027.9 | 662.9 | L | 4.1 |
| O | Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 1242.6 | 1242.6 | MH | 10.4 |
| P | Education | 1589.5 | 1589.5 | ML | 0.6 |
| Q | Human health and social work activities | 1922.3 | 1922.3 | H | 71.6 |
| R | Arts, entertainment and recreation | 318.2 | 0.0* | ML | 0.3 |
| S | Other service activities | 711.6 | 280.8 | ML | 1.4 |
| T | Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods and services-producing activities of households for own use | 738.9 | 733.3 | MH | 0.0 |
| U | Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies | 14.1 | 0.0* | L | 0.0 |
| Total | 23 359.9 | 15 576.3 | 29 320 (100%) |
Sources: Employed and active workers during the lockdown period data have been retrieved by Istat (Italian Institute of Statistics); average risk class by economic sectors (Italian Scientific Committee) as stated in Methods section; compensation claims by Inail (Italian Workers Compensation Authority).
*Economic activity in this sector was completely suspended during the pandemic lockdown.
H, high; L, low; MH, medium-high; ML, medium-low.