The Turkish Statistical Institute released labor force data for the second quarter of 2026, covering the April-June period. The unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage points from the previous quarter to 7.9%.
The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over fell by 84,000 from the previous quarter. The number of unemployed people was recorded at 2.799 million.
Unemployment rate varied by gender
In the second quarter, the unemployment rate was calculated at 6.7% for men and 10.3% for women. The rate fell by 0.6 percentage points compared with the same period last year.
Number of employed people increased
The number of employed people rose by 155,000 from the previous quarter to 32.479 million in the second quarter.
Over the same period, the employment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 48.5%.