The unemployment rate was estimated at 8.4 per cent in the month—a decrease of 0.1 percentage point compared to the previous month; it was an estimated 7 per cent for men and 11 per cent for women.

The number of employed persons increased by 273,000 to 32.92 million in May compared to the previous month’s figure.

The employment rate was 50 per cent in the month—a rise of 0.4 percentage point; this was 67.3 per cent for men and 33 per cent for women, a release from Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) said.

The number of persons in the labour force was 35.931 million in May—an increase of 245,000 over the April figure. Labour force participation rate was 54.5 per cent—a rise of 0.3 percentage point; this was 72.4 per cent for men and 37.1 per cent for women.

The youth unemployment rate in the 15-24 age group was 15 per cent in the month—an increase of 0.3 percentage point compared to the April figure; this was an estimated 12.8 per cent for men and 19.3 per cent for women.

Seasonally- and calendar-adjusted average weekly actual working hours of persons at work during the month was an estimated 43.9 hours—a fall of 0.3 hours compared to the April figure.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)