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Turkey Unemployment Rate
Last Release
May 31, 2025
Actual
8.4
Units In
%
Previous
8.6
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Jul 30, 2025
Time to Release
28 Days 6 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
14.4 Jul 2020 | 8 Jun 2012 | 10.41 % | 2005-2025 | 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
Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 8.4% in May from 8.6% in the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals fell by 69,000 to 2.972 million. Meanwhile, employment increased by 100,000 to 32.519 million, lifting the employment rate slightly to 49.0% from a revised 48.9% in April. Male employment rate edged up to 66.3%, while the rate for women held steady at 32.2%. Additionally, the labor force participation rate remained unchanged at 53.5%. Youth unemployment (ages 15–24) declined to 15.4% from 15.7% in April.
Turkey Unemployment Rate History
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