Full Time Employment in Turkey decreased to 23012 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2020 from 23787.20 Thousand in the third quarter of 2020. Full Time Employment in Turkey averaged 21648.90 Thousand from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 25938.10 Thousand in the third quarter of 2018 and a record low of 16911.50 Thousand in the first quarter of 2009. source: EUROSTAT

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	32685.00	32727.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	49.10	49.10	percent	Dec 2025
Participation Rate	53.20	53.70	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs	976.40	1009.50	points	Sep 2025
Minimum Wages	33030.00	26005.50	TRY/Month	Dec 2026
Population	86.09	85.67	Million	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Men	60.00	60.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	58.00	58.00	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	2736.00	3022.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	7.70	8.50	percent	Dec 2025
Wages	39253.00	23789.00	TRY/Month	Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing	1015.80	1060.44	points	Sep 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	14.10	15.20	percent	Dec 2025