Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8.2% in May 2026, unchanged from the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 9 thousand to 2.88 million. By gender, the jobless rate stood at 7.0% for men and 10.5% for women. Among youth aged 15–24, the unemployment rate increased to 14.8% from 14.4%, with rates of 11.2% for men and 21.8% for women. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 48.5% from 48.1%, as the number of employed persons increased by 285 thousand to 32.46 million. The labor force participation rate climbed to 52.8% from 52.4%, with the labor force increasing by 293 thousand to 35.35 million. Average weekly actual working hours stood at 42.4 hours in May, up by 0.2 hours from the previous month. source: Turkish Statistical Institute
Unemployment Rate in Turkey remained unchanged at 8.20 percent in May. Unemployment Rate in Turkey averaged 10.23 percent from 2005 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.10 percent in August of 2019 and a record low of 7.80 percent in December of 2025. 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 June of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Turkey remained unchanged at 8.20 percent in May. Unemployment Rate in Turkey is expected to be 8.40 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.