Unemployment rate realizes as 13.7% in Turkey

According to the statement, the unemployment rate occurred as 13.7% with 0.2 percentage point increase. Non-agricultural unemployment rate occurred as 15.8% with 0.2 percentage point increase.

Employment rate realized as 44.7%

The number of employed persons increased by 3 thousand to 27 million 658 thousand persons in the period of December 2019 compared with the same period of the previous year. The employment rate occurred as 44.7% with 0.7 percentage point decrease.

While the number of agricultural employment decreased by 225 thousand persons, construction decreased by 119 thousand persons while industry increased by 225 thousand persons and services increased by 122 thousand persons. According to the distribution of employment by sector; 16.5% was employed in agriculture, 20.6% was employed in industry, 5.4% was employed in construction and 57.5% was employed in services.

Labor force participation rate realized as 51.8%

The number of persons in the labor force realized 32 million 52 thousand persons with 95 thousand persons increase in the period of December 2019 compared with the same period of the previous year. Labor force participation rate (LFPR) was 51.8% with 0.6 percentage point decrease.

The rate of unregistered employment realized as 32.3%

The ratio of persons working without any social security relating to the main job occurred 32.3% with 1.1 percentage point decrease in the period of December 2019 compared with the same period of the previous year. The rate of unregistered employment realized as 21.9% with 0.8 percentage point decrease in the non-agricultural sector compared to the same period of the previous year.

For 15-64 age group, unemployment rate realized as 14.0% and employment rate realized as 49.3%

For the 15-64 age group, the unemployment rate occurred as 14.0% with 0.3 percentage point increase and non-agricultural unemployment rate occurred as 15.9% with 0.2 percentage point increase compared to the same period of the previous year. In this age group, employment rate occurred as 49.3% with 0.6 percentage point decrease and labor force participation rate occurred as 57.3% with 0.5 percentage point decrease.

Youth unemployment rate realized as 25.0%, employment rate realized as 31.9%

The youth unemployment rate between aged 15-24 years realized as 25.0% with 0.5 percentage point increase and the youth employment rate realized as 31.9% with 0.5 percentage point decrease compared with the same period of the previous year. In the same period, labor force participation rate realized as 42.5% with 0.5 percentage point decrease. The rate of neither in employment nor in education realized as 25.4% with 0.5 percentage point increase compared with the same period of the previous year.

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate realized as 13.1%, employment rate realized as 45.5%

Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate realized as 13.1% with 0.1 percentage point decrease. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 43 thousand to 4 million 267 thousand persons.

Seasonally adjusted employment rate realized as 45.5% with 0.3 percentage point decrease. The number of employed persons estimated as 28 million 203 thousand persons with 136 thousand persons decrease compared with the same period of the previous year.

Seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate was 52.4% with 0.4 percentage point decrease. The number of labor force estimated as 32 million 470 thousand persons with 180 thousand persons decrease.

According to the seasonally adjusted number of employment by sectors, employment in agriculture decreased by 96 thousand persons, industry decreased by 59 thousand persons and services decreased by 6 thousand persons while construction increased by 25 thousand persons. (ILKHA)