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	32158.00	32005.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Employment Rate	48.20	48.00	percent	Feb 2026
Participation Rate	52.60	52.30	percent	Feb 2026
Labour Costs	996.00	975.10	points	Dec 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 2026
Retirement Age Women	58.00	58.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	2981.00	2848.00	Thousand	Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate	8.50	8.20	percent	Feb 2026
Wages	39253.00	23789.00	TRY/Month	Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing	1025.10	1015.80	points	Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	15.80	14.40	percent	Feb 2026