Work: a provincial economy of services, industry, furniture and live plants
The Pistoia-Prato Chamber of Commerce's 2023 report (provincial data) shows 27,108 active firms at the end of 2023, an unemployment rate of 7.1% and nearly half of employment in services. Furniture is concentrated in Quarrata; live plants were 19.4% of 2022 exports. 2023 data.
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The province's economy (2023)
The Pistoia-Prato Chamber of Commerce's 2023 report on the economy of the province of Pistoia records 27,108 active firms at 31 December 2023 (-1.0% on 2022). For 2023 employment shares it lists services 48.8%, industry 22.8%, commerce 17.3%, construction 7.7% and agriculture 3.3%; the provincial unemployment rate is 7.1% in 2023, up from 6.6% in 2022.
Sectors
On specific sectors, the report notes that Pistoia's furniture industry is concentrated mainly in the municipality of Quarrata, among the areas hardest hit by the November 2023 flood; exports of live plants, which were 19.4% of provincial exports in 2022, were still growing slightly in the first nine months of 2023; locomotives and rail/tram rolling stock appear within mechanical engineering.
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Updated: 2026-10-20
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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