Turkey Labor Force Statistics...

TUIK - Labor Force Statistics, August 2016

The unemployment rate stood at 11.3%

The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over across Turkey increased by 435 thousand compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 3 million 493 thousand in the August 2016 period. The unemployment rate rose by 1.2 percentage points to 11.3%. In the same period, the non-agricultural unemployment rate was estimated at 13.7%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points. The unemployment rate in the young population (ages 15-24) rose by 1.6 percentage points to 19.9%, while this rate in the 15-64 age group rose by 1.2 percentage points to 11.5%.

The employment rate was 46.7%

The number of employed people increased by 323 thousand in the August 2016 period compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 27 million 473 thousand, while the employment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 46.7%.

In this period, the number of people working in the agricultural sector decreased by 257 thousand, while the number working in non-agricultural sectors increased by 579 thousand. Of those employed, 21% were in agriculture, 19% in industry, 7.4% in construction, and 52.6% in services. Compared to the same period of the previous year, the share of the agricultural sector among the employed decreased by 1.2 percentage points, the share of the industrial sector by 0.3 percentage points, and the share of the construction sector by 0.1 percentage points, while the share of the services sector increased by 1.6 percentage points.

The labor force participation rate stood at 52.6%

The labor force increased by 759 thousand in the August 2016 period compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 30 million 967 thousand, while the labor force participation rate increased by 0.5 percentage points to 52.6%. According to comparisons made for the same periods, the labor force participation rate for men remained unchanged at 72.6%, while for women it rose by 1 percentage point to 33.1%.

Non-seasonally adjusted main labor force indicators, August 2015 - 2016

The rate of informally employed workers stood at 34.6%

In the August 2016 period, the rate of those working without being registered with any social security institution decreased by 0.5 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year, standing at 34.6%.

Public employment increased by 1.7%

According to data compiled by the Ministry of Finance, total public employment in the third period of 2016 increased by 1.7% compared to the same period of 2015, reaching 3 million 569 thousand.

Seasonally adjusted employment and unemployment increased

Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 34 thousand compared to the previous period, estimated at 27 million 81 thousand. The employment rate remained unchanged at 46%.

The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed increased by 66 thousand compared to the previous period, reaching 3 million 475 thousand. The unemployment rate rose by 0.2 percentage points to 11.4%.

The seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate increased by 0.1 percentage points compared to the previous period, standing at 51.9%. By economic activity, the number of employed increased by 57 thousand in the agricultural sector and 15 thousand in the services sector, while it decreased by 30 thousand in the industrial sector and 8 thousand in the construction sector.

Seasonally adjusted main labor force indicators, August 2015 - 2016