Türkiye’s unemployment rate falls to record-low 7.6 percent in June
Türkiye’s unemployment rate fell 0.5 percentage points month-on-month to 7.6 percent in June, marking the lowest level since monthly records began in 2005, official data showed on July 30.
The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over decreased by 168,000 from the previous month to 2.69 million, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
The unemployment rate stood at 6.5 percent among men and 9.8 percent among women.
The number of employed people rose by 227,000 month-on-month to 32.73 million in June, while the employment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points to 48.9 percent.
