Turkey: Employment

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The most recent value is 33.07 million employed people as of September 2024, a decline compared to the previous value of 33.16 million employed people. Historically, the average for Turkey from March 2006 to September 2024 is 27.13 million employed people. The minimum of 18.87 million employed people was recorded in March 2006, while the maximum of 33.23 million employed people was reached in May 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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  • Measure: million employed people
  • Source: Turkish Statistical Institute

Recent values Turkey: Employment, million people
2024  Sep 33.07
2024  Aug 33.16
2024  Jul 32.75
2024  Jun 32.59
2024  May 33.23
2024  Apr 32.27
2024  Mar 32.25
2024  Feb 32.26


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 35.59 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 9.41 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 12.14 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 8.05 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 17.61 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 53.37 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 33.29 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 35.35 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 71.57 2023 percent
 Hours worked 1,732.00 2021 hours
 Self-employment 29.73 2022 percent
 Informal employment 31.40 2020 percent
 Employment 33.07 9/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 8.60 9/2024 percent
 Labor cost 701.80 Q3/2024 index points
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