The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in Turkey fell to 8.7% in February 2024 from a downwardly revised 9% in the previous month. It was the lowest reading since October 2023, as the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 109 thousand from a month earlier to 3.078 million, while employment levels went up 147 thousand to 32.423 million. Meanwhile, the activity rate stood at 54%, the same as the revised figure in January, and the employment rate rose to 49.3% from 49.1%. The youth jobless rate for those aged between 15 and 24 years declined 0.8 percentage points to 15.6%. source: Turkish Statistical Institute

Unemployment Rate in Turkey decreased to 8.70 percent in February from 9 percent in January of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Turkey averaged 10.44 percent from 2005 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 14.10 percent in August of 2019 and a record low of 8.00 percent in July of 2012. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Turkey Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2024.

Unemployment Rate in Turkey decreased to 8.70 percent in February from 9 percent in January of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Turkey is expected to be 10.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 10.50 percent in 2025, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-03-11 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 9.1% 8.9% 8.5%
2024-04-15 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Feb 8.7% 9% 9.4%
2024-05-10 07:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Mar 8.7% 9.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 32423.00 32276.00 Thousand Feb 2024
Employment Rate 49.30 49.10 percent Feb 2024
Participation Rate 54.00 54.00 percent Feb 2024
Labour Costs 1170.35 1108.74 points Dec 2023
Population 85.37 85.28 Million Dec 2023
Unemployed Persons 3078.00 3187.00 Thousand Feb 2024
Unemployment Rate 8.70 9.00 percent Feb 2024
Wages 4050.00 3960.00 TRY/Month Dec 2020
Wages in Manufacturing 1446.40 1357.83 points Dec 2023
Youth Unemployment Rate 15.60 16.40 percent Feb 2024

Turkey Unemployment Rate
In Turkey, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
8.70 9.00 14.10 8.00 2005 - 2024 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Turkish Jobless Rate Falls to 4-Month Low
The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in Turkey fell to 8.7% in February 2024 from a downwardly revised 9% in the previous month. It was the lowest reading since October 2023, as the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 109 thousand from a month earlier to 3.078 million, while employment levels went up 147 thousand to 32.423 million. Meanwhile, the activity rate stood at 54%, the same as the revised figure in January, and the employment rate rose to 49.3% from 49.1%. The youth jobless rate for those aged between 15 and 24 years declined 0.8 percentage points to 15.6%.
2024-04-15
Turkish Jobless Rate Rises to 4-Month High
The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in Turkey rose to 9.1% in January 2024 from an upwardly revised 8.9% in the previous month. It was the highest reading since September 2023, as the number of unemployed individuals increased by 85 thousand from a month earlier to 3.214 million, while employment levels went up 160 thousand to 32.062 million. Meanwhile, the activity rate grew to 53.9% from December’s 53.6%, and the employment rate edged up to 49% from 48.8%. The youth jobless rate for those aged between 15 and 24 years increased 1.1 percentage points to 16.6%.
2024-03-11
Turkish Jobless Rate Falls in December
The seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in Turkey fell to 8.8% in December 2023 from a downwardly revised 8.9% in the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 12 thousand from a month earlier to 3.098 million, while employment levels increased by 399 thousand to 32.056 million. Meanwhile, the activity rate grew to 53.5% from November’s 53.0%, and the employment rate rose to 48.8% from 48.2%. The youth jobless rate for those aged between 15 and 24 years went down 0.8 percentage points to 15.5%.
2024-02-12