Turkey Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2024

Actual

8.6

Units In

8.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 10, 2024

Time to Release

27 Days 6 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
14.4 Jul 2020	8 Jun 2012	10.47 %	2005-2024	Turkish Statistical Institute

In Turkey, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate in Turkey was at 8.6% in September 2024, the same as an upwardly revised 8.6% in August. The number of unemployed persons increased by 35 thousand to 3.1 million persons and employment rose by 95 thousand to 32.823 million, pushing the employment rate up by 0.1 percentage point to 49.7%. Also, the number of persons in the labour force went up by 131 thousand to 35.923 million. The labour force participation rate was 54.4%, higher than a downwardly revised 54.2% in August. Meanhwile, youth unemployment rate was 17.1%, up by 0.3 percentage point compared to the previous month.