Türkiye’s unemployment rate steady at 8.2 percent in May
Türkiye’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2 percent in May compared to the previous month, the country’s statistical authority said on June 30.
The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over rose by 9,000 month-on-month to 2.88 million, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
The jobless rate was estimated at 7 percent for men and 10.5 percent for women.
Youth unemployment, covering the 15-24 age group, climbed 0.4 percentage points to 14.8 percent in May.
