Unemployment rate realized as 10.9%
Number of unemployed persons aged 15 years old and over has realized as 3 million 330 thousand persons with 273 thousand persons increase in 2016 compared to the previous year. Unemployment rate realized as 10.9% with 0.6 percentage point increase. Unemployment rate realized as 9.6% with 0.4 percentage point increase for male, 13.7% with 1.1 percentage point increase for female.
In the same year, non-agricultural unemployment rate realized as 13% with 0.6 percentage point increase. While youth unemployment rate including 15-24 age groups realized as 19.6% with 1.1 percentage point increase, unemployment rate for 15-64 age group occurred as 11.1% with 0.6 percentage point increase.
Employment rate realized as 46.3%
Number of employed persons aged 15 years old and over realized as 27 million 205 thousand persons with 584 thousand persons increase and employment rate occurred as 46.3% with 0.3 percentage point increase. Employment rate occurred as 65.1% with 0.1 percentage point increase for male and 28% with 0.5 percentage point increase for female.
Agricultural employment decreased as 178 thousand persons and non-agricultural employment increased as 763 thousand persons. Of those who were employed in 2016; 19.5% was employed in agriculture, 19.5% was employed in industry, 7.3% was employed in construction and 53.7% was employed in service sector. Employment in services increased by 1.5 percentage point, construction increased by 0.1 percentage point while the share of agriculture decreased by 1.1 percentage point and industry decreased by 0.5 percentage point compared to the previous year.
Labor force participation rate realized as 52%
Labor force realized as 30 million 535 thousand persons with 857 thousand persons increase and labor force participation rate realized as 52% with 0.7 percentage point increase in 2016. Labor force participation rate was realized as 72% with 0.4 percentage point increase for male and 32.5% for female with 1 percentage point increase.
Main labor force indicators, 2015, 2016
The highest unemployment rate realized in TRC3 region including Mardin, Batman, Şırnak and Siirt provinces
The region had the highest unemployment rate was TRC3 region including Mardin, Batman, Şırnak and Siirt provinces with 28.3% and the lowest unemployment rate was in TR90 region including Trabzon, Ordu, Giresun, Rize, Artvin and Gümüşhane provinces with 4.5% .
Unemployment rate (%), SR Level II, 2016
The highest employment rate was in TR82 region including Kastamonu, Çankırı and Sinop provinces
The highest employment rate was TR82 region including Kastamonu, Çankırı and Sinop provinces with 54%. The lowest employment rate was in TRC3 region including Mardin, Batman, Şırnak and Siirt provinces with 28% .
Employment rate (%), SR Level II, 2016
The highest labor force participation rate realized in TR21 region including Tekirdağ, Edirne and Kırklareli provinces
The highest labor force participation rate realized in TR21 region including Tekirdağ, Edirne and Kırklareli provinces with 57.9%. The lowest labour force participation rate realized in TRC3 region including Mardin, Batman, Şırnak and Siirt provinces with 39.1%.
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