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2026.09.3007:16:20UTC+00Turkish Jobless Rate Falls to 7.8% in August

Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.8% in August 2026, down from 8.1% in July. The number of unemployed decreased by 106,000 to 2.74 million. By gender, the unemployment rate was 6.6% for men and 10.1% for women.

Among young people aged 15–24, the unemployment rate declined to 13.0% from 14.1%. Within this group, the rate was 9.7% for men and 19.4% for women.

The employment rate inched up to 48.4% from 48.3%, as the number of employed persons rose by 136,000 to 32.51 million. The labor force participation rate remained unchanged at 52.5%, with the labor force expanding by 29,000 to 35.25 million.

In July, average actual weekly working hours increased by 0.5 hours from the previous month, reaching 42.5 hours.

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