Türkiye’s unemployment rate rises to 8.2 percent in April
Türkiye’s unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point month-on-month to 8.2 percent in April, while employment fell by 356,000 and labor force participation declined, the country’s statistical authority TÜİK said on June 4.
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 TÜİK.
The unemployment rate was 6.8 percent for men and 11 percent 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 percent.
