
Vice President Yılmaz stated that the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent and continued its single-digit course for the 40th month.
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Unemployment rates and economic management targets for August 2026 were announced.
Cevdet Yılmaz's statement from X is as follows:
"Our labor market maintains its stable level with the support of the balanced and sustainable growth of our economy. While the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.8 percent in August 2026, unemployment continued its course in single digits for the 40th month.
The youth unemployment rate is 2.9 points compared to the same month last year; For women, it decreased by 1.7 points to 13 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively. In the coming period, we aim to strengthen the employment creation capacity of growth and to involve more of our citizens in the production process.
In this context, we anticipate adding 2.1 million additional jobs to our economy by 2029 by increasing our investment and production capacity, strengthening vocational and technical education in line with the needs of the sector, supporting those who have difficulty in participating in the workforce and bringing the idle workforce into production.
We aim to ensure the participation of more individuals in the labor market and to transform economic growth into a permanent increase in welfare that is reflected in the living standards of our citizens. "We will continue our work with determination, with a comprehensive development approach that produces more, exports more, creates qualified employment and reflects the gains of growth to all segments of society."
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It is anticipated that 2.1 million additional jobs will be created by 2029.
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