The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) released labor input indices for the second quarter of 2026. The employment index across the combined industrial, construction and trade-services sectors rose 1.7% compared with the same period last year.
Sectoral changes in the employment index
The employment index fell 2.2% year on year in industry, while it rose 5% in construction and 3.1% in trade-services. Overall, the index increased 0.8% compared with the previous quarter.
On a quarterly basis, the employment index declined 0.1% in industry, while increasing 2.1% in construction and 0.9% in trade-services.
Hours worked index rises
The total hours worked index rose 2.7% year on year in the second quarter. In the subsectors, the increases were 0.2% in industry, 7.3% in construction and 3.1% in trade-services.
The hours worked index increased 1.2% on a quarterly basis. During this period, the index rose 0.5% in industry, 7.1% in construction and 0.3% in trade-services.
Gross wage-salary index increases 35.8%
The gross wage-salary index rose 35.8% year on year. The increase was 33.2% in industry, 38.3% in construction and 37.1% in trade-services.
The index increased 8% on a quarterly basis. By sector, the increases were 6.8% in industry, 13.4% in construction and 8.1% in trade-services.
Labor costs and hourly earnings
The hourly labor cost index rose 34% in the second quarter compared with the same quarter last year. The index also increased 7% on a quarterly basis.
The hourly earnings index increased 32.3% year on year and 6.8% compared with the previous quarter. The non-hourly earnings labor cost index rose 42.9% year on year and 8.2% on a quarterly basis.
