Türkiye's unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage points month-over-month to 8.2% in April, official data showed on Thursday.
Employment fell by 356,000 and labor force participation also declined, the data shared by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) revealed.
The number of unemployed people age 15 and over fell by 5,000 month-on-month to 2.87 million, while a larger decline in the labor force contributed to the increase in the unemployment rate, according to TurkStat.
The unemployment rate was estimated at 6.8% for men and 11% for women in April.
Employment declined during the month, with the number of employed people falling by 356,000 to 32.17 million. The seasonally adjusted employment rate decreased by 0.6 percentage points to 48.1%. The employment rate stood at 65.4% for men and 31.2% for women.
