Minister Işıkhan commented on unemployment rates: It has been in single digits for 41 months

Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan said, "Although the unemployment rate increased on a monthly basis in September, it decreased by 0.1 point compared to the same month of the previous year and reached 8.4 percent. The unemployment rate has continued to remain at single-digit levels for 41 months."

Minister Işıkhan made evaluations about September employment data on his social media account. Stating that although unemployment rates increased on a monthly basis in September, they decreased compared to the same month last year, Işıkhan said:

Although the unemployment rate increased on a monthly basis in September this year, it decreased by 0.1 point compared to the same month last year, reaching 8.4 percent. The unemployment rate has remained at single-digit levels for 41 months.

In the same period; The number of employment was 32 million 445 thousand people, and the employment rate was 48.3 percent. The number of workforce reached 35 million 412 thousand people and the labor force participation rate reached 52.7 percent.

By focusing on our labor and people-oriented policies, we will continue our policies that increase the education-employment connection, strengthen skill processes, and comply with the changes in digital and new generation technologies. We will continue to implement many of our moves that will shape our country's working life, in full harmony with our economic management and social stakeholders.