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2026-10-27 · Qazinform

Türkiye posts unemployment rate of 8.4% in September - Qazinform

Türkiye’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate climbed to 8.4% in September, marking a 0.5-percentage-point increase from the previous month, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Tuesday, Qazinform News Agency cites Anadolu . The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over rose by 198,000 month-on-month to reach 2.97 million, the official figures showed. Unemployment rates continued to differ significantly by gender, standing at 6.9% for men and 11.3% for women. Among people aged 15-24, the jobless rate rose by 1.6 percentage points from August to 14.8%. The rate stood at 10.4% for young men and 23.3% for young women. Meanwhile, the number of employed people in Türkiye declined by 49,000 to 32.45 million in September.

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