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Türkiye’s unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in August as joblessness dropped by 106,000
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the number of unemployed people aged 15 and over fell by 106,000 in August from the previous month to 2.74 million. Employment increased by 136,000, while youth unemployment declined to 13% and the underutilized labor force rate rose to 31%.
The Turkish Statistical Institute released seasonally adjusted labor force statistics for August. The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over fell by 106,000 from the previous month to 2.74 million.
The unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage points month on month to 7.8%. The rate also declined by 0.8 percentage points from the same month last year.
Unemployment stands at 10.1% among women
The unemployment rate was calculated at 6.6% for men and 10.1% for women. Among young people aged 15-24, the unemployment rate fell by 1.1 percentage points from the previous month to 13%.
Youth unemployment stood at 9.7% among men and 19.4% among women.
Employment rises to 32.507 million
The number of seasonally adjusted employed people increased by 136,000 in August from the previous month to 32.507 million. The employment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 48.4%; the rate was 65.8% for men and 31.5% for women.
The labor force increased by 29,000 from the previous month to 35.247 million. The labor force participation rate remained unchanged at 52.5%. The rate was calculated at 70.5% for men and 35% for women.
Actual weekly working time reaches 42.5 hours
The seasonally and calendar-adjusted average actual weekly working time of employed people who were at work during the reference period increased by 0.5 hours from the previous month to 42.5 hours.
The underutilized labor force rate, comprising time-related underemployment, the potential labor force and unemployed people, rose by 0.4 percentage points month on month to 31%. The combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was estimated at 20.2%, while the combined rate of unemployment and the potential labor force was also estimated at 20.2%.
Data revised
Revisions were made to the statistics for some months. Following the revisions, seasonally adjusted unemployment rates ranged from 8.4% to 9.2% in 2024, from 7.8% to 8.7% in 2025, and from 7.6% to 8.4% during the January-August period of 2026.
In August, the population aged 15 and over was calculated at 67.104 million, while the population not in the labor force stood at 31.857 million. Men accounted for 1.547 million of the unemployed, while women accounted for 1.193 million.
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