Türkiye's unemployment at 8.6% in April

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The unemployment rate was at 8.6% in Türkiye in April, up from 8% in March, the country's statistical authority TurkStat announced on Friday.

The number of unemployed persons -- aged 15 years old and over -- increased by 203,000 to 3.06 million in April compared to the previous month.

The unemployment rates were 7.1% for men and 11.5% for women as of April.

The number of employed persons decreased by 316,000 to 32.36 million in April.

The employment rate was 48.8%, dropping 0.5 percentage points, while the rate was 65.8% for men and 32.2% for women.

There were 35.42 million people in the labor force, down by 114,000, with the labor force participation rate at 53.4%.