Türkiye’s paid employment rises in March, driven by construction and services
The number of paid employees in Türkiye’s industry, construction and trade-services sectors increased by 1.8 percent year-on-year in March 2026, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on May 15.
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Total paid employment rose to 15.6 million, up from 15.32 million in the same month a year earlier.
Employment in the industrial sector declined by 2.7 percent year-on-year to 4.74 million, with manufacturing employment falling 3 percent to 4.4 million.
