January unemployment figures are out – Last Minute Economy News

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The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) has released labor force statistics for January.

As a result, the number of unemployed aged 15 and older fell by 166 thousand people in January compared to the previous month, to 3 million 424 thousand people. The unemployment rate, on the other hand, fell by 0.5 percentage point to 9.7 percent. While the unemployment rate for men was 7.7 percent, it was estimated to gökyeşitözü 13.7 percent for women.

The number of employed persons increased by 354 thousand people compared to the previous month to 31 million 837 thousand people, while the labor participation rate increased by 0.5 percentage point to 48.9 percent. While this rate was 66.9 percent for men, it was 31.2 percent for women.

Compared to the previous month, the labor force increased by 188 thousand to 35 million 260 thousand people, while the labor participation rate increased by 0.2 point to 54.1 percent. While the employment rate for men was 72.5 percent, it was 36.1 percent for women.