By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) -Türkiye’s unemployment rate fell to 8% in July from 8.4% the previous month, the country’s statistical authority said Friday.
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported that the number of unemployed people aged 15 and over decreased by 164,000 to 2.82 million.
Joblessness stood at 6.5% among men and 10.9% among women in July.
Employment rose slightly, with 18,000 more people working, bringing the total number of employed to 32.58 million. The overall employment rate was 49.1%, including 66.1% for men and 32.4% for women.
The labor force shrank by 146,000 to 35.41 million, with the participation rate at 53.3%.
Youth unemployment -- covering those aged 15 to 24 -- dropped by 0.9 percentage points from June to 15%. It was 11.3% for men and 21.7% for women.