The number of unemployed people in the 15 and over age group across Türkiye increased by 198 thousand in September compared to the previous month, reaching 2 million 967 thousand people.
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TURKSTAT announces labor force statistics on a monthly basis.
Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the labor force statistics for September.
Accordingly, the number of unemployed people in the 15 and over age group across Türkiye increased by 198 thousand in September compared to the previous month, reaching 2 million 967 thousand people. The unemployment rate increased by 0.5 points to 8.4 percent.
The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 point compared to the same month last year.
The unemployment rate was estimated at 6.9 percent for men and 11.3 percent for women.
In September, the unemployment rate in the young population, covering the 15-24 age group, increased by 1.6 points compared to the previous month and reached 14.8 percent. The unemployment rate in this age group was calculated as 10.4 percent for men and 23.3 percent for women.
TÜİK revised the data for some months.
Accordingly, seasonal adjusted unemployment rates for the 2024-2026 period are as follows:

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