Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 7.6% in June 2026 from a downwardly revised 8.1% in the previous month. It was the lowest jobless rate since the data series began in 2005, as the number of unemployed individuals fell by 168,000 to 2.69 million, the lowest level since February 2014. By gender, the jobless rate stood at 6.5% for men and 9.8% for women. Among youth aged 15–24, the unemployment rate declined to 12.8% from 14.6%, with rates of 10.4% for men and 17.3% for women. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 48.9% from 48.6%, as the number of employed persons increased by 227,000 to a 15-month high of 32.73 million. The labor force participation rate edged up to 52.9% from 52.8%, marking the highest in three months, with the labor force increasing by 58 thousand to 35.42 million. Average weekly actual working hours stood at 42.5 hours in June, up by 0.1 hours from the previous month. source: Turkish Statistical Institute
Unemployment Rate in Turkey decreased to 7.60 percent in June from 8.10 percent in May of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Turkey averaged 10.22 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.10 percent in August of 2019 and a record low of 7.60 percent in June of 2026. This page provides the latest reported value for - Turkey Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Turkey Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Turkey decreased to 7.60 percent in June from 8.10 percent in May of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Turkey is expected to be 8.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.00 percent in 2027 and 7.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.