Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey decreased to 53.20 percent in December from 53.80 percent in November of 2025, marking the lowest rate since February. Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey averaged 49.35 percent from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 54.60 percent in May of 2024 and a record low of 43.30 percent in November of 2007. source: Turkish Statistical Institute

Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey is expected to be 54.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 55.20 percent in 2027 and 55.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-12-30 07:00 AM
Participation Rate
Nov 53.8% 53.7% 53.8%
2026-01-29 07:00 AM
Participation Rate
Dec 53.2% 53.7% 53.8%
2026-02-27 07:00 AM
Participation Rate
Jan 53.2% 53.9%


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
Population 86.09 85.67 Million 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


Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
53.20 53.70 54.60 43.30 2005 - 2025 percent Monthly
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