Turkish unemployment rate rises by 0.2 percentage point to 10% in Feb

14 Apr '23

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Turkiye's number of unemployed aged 15 and over rose by 65,000 to 3,514,000 in February this year compared to the previous month, according to the country's official Household Labour Force Survey.
The unemployment rate was estimated at 10 per cent in the month.
The employment rate was 48.2 per cent—a 0.6 percentage point decrease over the January figure.

The number of unemployed persons aged 15 and over in Turkiye increased by 65,000 to 3,514,000 in February this year compared to the previous month, according to the country’s official Household Labour Force Survey.

The unemployment rate was estimated at 10 per cent with a 0.2 percentage point increase compared to the previous month. It was estimated at 8.7 per cent for men and 12.6 per cent for women.

The number of employed persons decreased by 361,000 to 31,460,000 in February over the January figure. The employment rate was 48.2 per cent with 0.6 percentage point decrease. In addition, this rate was 65 per cent for men and 31.8 per cent for women.

The number of persons in the labour force was 34, 975,000 with a fall of 295,000 persons in February this year compared to the January figure. The labour force participation rate was 53.6 per cent—a 0.5 percentage point decrease. This rate was 71.2 per cent for men and 36.4 per cent for women.

The youth unemployment rate in the 15-24 age group was 19.2 per cent—a 0.7 percentage point decrease compared to the January figure. The rate was estimated at 15.4 per cent for men and 26.2 per cent for women.

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