CORRECTS AUGUST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN INTRO, CHANGES HEADLINE
By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye’s unemployment rate was stable in September, standing at 8.6% the country’s statistical authority said Monday.
The unemployment rate for August was upwardly revised to 8.6% from 8.5%, according to data by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)
The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over marginally rose by 12,000 to 3.07 million.
Joblessness stood at 7.4% among men and 11.1% among women.
Meanwhile, employment decreased, with 200,000 fewer people working, bringing the total number of employed to 32.49 million. The overall employment rate was down to 48.9%, including 66.3% for men and 31.8% for women.
The labor force also fell by 188,000 to 35.56 million, with the participation rate at 53.5%.
Youth unemployment – covering those aged 15 to 24 – dropped 0.9 percentage points from August to 14.9% in September. It was 11.4% for men and 21.4% for women.