The industrial strength of cooperatives is growingThese recent ones produce almost a third of Italy's total cooperation revenue, confirming themselves as key strategic pillars of regional economy.[P2] The annual report on cooperation has highlighted that active cooperatives generate 44.4 billion euros in income and employ around 230,000 people: 12.8% of the workforce employed by Emilia-Romagna enterprises. Although representing only 6% of national cooperatives, they concentrate 17% of workers and 30% of turnover. Between 2016 and 2024, actual revenues have risen by 13.5%, while employment has increased by 4%, indicating sustained performance over time.

The average size is 66 employees across companies, compared to 23 in Italy. Results accelerate: by 2025, revenues have increased by 4.4%, against 3% of capital market firms, while employment has risen by 2%, against 1.6%. The model weighs heavily on sectors crucial to the territory. In healthcare and social services, seven out of ten workers are employed in cooperatives; their profits amount to 66.1% of those of capital markets firms. In agriculture, their earnings equal 66.1% of those of capital markets firms. In logistics, they absorb 22.2% of the workforce. But perhaps the most promising data concerns generative enterprises capable of combining profits, salaries, investments, and employment: they make up 10.2% of cooperatives, versus 7.7% of other firms. Among those led by young people, the share increases to 21.5%.

Cooperation is our most modern response to competitiveness challenges" noted Vice President Regional Vincenzo Colla, indicating in Foncooper and communities The energy tools to accompany its development. For Daniele Montroni, president of Legacoop Emilia-Romagna, the challenge is "to transform shared needs into projects" Every field must be in English. Preserve names and figures.

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