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30.07.202607:10:19UTC+00Turkish June Jobless Rate Falls to Record Low

Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.6% in June 2026, down from a downwardly revised 8.1% in May. This marked the lowest jobless rate since the data series began in 2005, as the number of unemployed declined by 168,000 to 2.69 million. By gender, the unemployment rate was 6.5% for men and 9.8% for women. Among youth aged 15–24, the jobless rate dropped to 12.8% from 14.6%, with rates of 10.4% for young men and 17.3% for young women.

At the same time, the employment rate rose to 48.9% from 48.6%, as the number of employed increased by 227,000 to 32.73 million, the highest level in 15 months. The labor force participation rate inched up to 52.9% from 52.8%, its highest in three months, with the labor force expanding by 58,000 to 35.42 million. Average actual weekly working hours stood at 42.5 in June, up 0.1 hours from the previous month.

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