Turkey: Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate realizes as 13.9%
The number of unemployed persons aged 15 years old and over increased by 275,000 to 4,511,000 persons in April 2021 in Turkey compared to the previous month, the Turkish Statistical Institute said in a statement.
The unemployment rate occurred as 13.9% with a 0.9 percentage point increase, according to the statement.
Seasonally adjusted employment rate realized as 44.2%
The number of employed persons decreased by 193 thousand to 28 million 56 thousand persons in the period of April 2021 compared to the previous month. The employment rate occurred as 44.2% with 0.4 percentage point decrease.
Seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate realized as 51.3%
The number of persons in the labor force realized that 32 million 567 thousand persons with 83 thousand persons increased in April 2021 compared to the previous month. Labor force participation rate was 51.3% with 0.1 percentage point increase.
The seasonally adjusted youth unemployment rate was 25.6%, the employment rate was 32.0%
The youth unemployment rate in the 15-24 age group was 25.6% with 0.1 percentage point increase compared to the previous month and the employment rate was 32.0% with 0.5 percentage point increase. This age group's labor force participation rate realized as 43.0% with 0.8 percentage points increase compared to the previous month.
54.2% of seasonally adjusted employment was in the services sector
In April 2021, the number of agricultural employment increased by 62 thousand persons, construction increased by 9 thousand persons while industry decreased by 212 thousand persons and services decreased by 52 thousand persons. According to the distribution of employment by sector; 18.0% was employed in agriculture, 21.3% was employed in industry, 6.4% was employed in construction and 54.2% was employed in services.
Seasonally adjusted composite measure of labor underutilization rate realized as 27.4%
In April 2021, the rate of composite measure of labor underutilization consisting of time-related underemployment, potential labor force and unemployment was 27.4% with 1.7 percentage point increase compared to the previous month. While the combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment realized as 19.9%, the combined rate of unemployment and potential labor force realized as 21.9%.
Unemployment rate realized as 12.9%, employment rate realized as 44.2%
The unemployment rate realized as 12.9% with 0.1 percentage point increase compared to the same month of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons increased by 468 thousand to 4 million 166 thousand persons compared to the same month of the previous year.
The employment rate realized as 44.2% with 3.9 percentage point increase compared to the same month of the previous year. The number of employed persons estimated as 28 million 83 thousand persons with 2 million 987 thousand persons increase compared to same month of the previous year.
The labor force participation rate was 50.8% with 4.6 percentage point increase compared to the same month of the previous year. The number of labor force estimated as 32 million 249 thousand persons with 3 million 455 thousand persons increase compared to the same month of the previous year.
The rate of unregistered employment in the non-agricultural sector was 16.4%
In April 2021, the rate of unregistered employment indicates the share of employment who are not affiliated with social security institution in total employment realized as 28.4% with a 0.8 percentage point decrease compared to the same month of the previous year. The rate of unregistered employment in the non-agricultural sector realized as 16.4% with 0.7 percentage point decrease compared to the same month of the previous year. (ILKHA)