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Unemployment figures for August were announced. According to data announced by TURKSTAT, unemployment was 13.2 percent in August.
The number of unemployed over 15 years and those children in Turkey decreased by 456 thousand people compared to the same period last year, during August 2020 it was 4 million 194 thousand people. The unemployment rate reached 13.2 percent with a decrease of 0.8 percentage points. The non-agricultural unemployment rate was 15.7 percent with a decrease of 1.0 percentage point.
The number of employed persons decreased by 975 thousand people to 27 million 554 thousand people in August 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year, and the employment rate was 43.9 percent with a decrease of 2.4 points.
During this period, the number of employed persons decreased by 314 thousand in the agricultural sector, 91 thousand in the industrial sector and 717 thousand in the services sector, while it increased by 147 thousand in the construction sector. 19.2 percent of employees were in agriculture, 19.8 percent in industry, 6.2 percent in construction, and 54.7 percent in the service sector.
PARTICIPATION IN THE LABOR FORCE 50.6 PERCENT
The labor force decreased by 1 million 431 thousand people to 31 million 749 thousand people in August 2020 compared to the same period of the previous year, and the labor participation rate was 50.6 percent with a decrease of 3.3 percentage points.
The proportion of non-registered employees, which shows the proportion of employees who are not affiliated with any social security institution in the total employees in August 2020, decreased by 3.2 points compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 32.9 percent. The rate of unregistered workers in the non-agricultural sector decreased 2.8 points compared to the same period of the previous year and went to 20.6 percent.
According to the data collected by the Presidency of Strategy and Budget, the year 2020 is III. In the period, total public employment increased 3.6 percent compared to the same period in 2019 and reached 4 million 779 thousand people.
YOUNG UNEMPLOYMENT 26.1 PERCENT
In the 15-64 age group, the unemployment rate was 13.5 percent with a decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to the same period in the previous year, and the non-agricultural unemployment rate was 15.7 percent with a decrease of 1.1 percentage points. The employment rate in this age group was 48.8 percent with a decrease of 2.2 percentage points, and the labor force participation rate was 56.4 percent with a decrease of 3.1 points. percentage.
The unemployment rate among the young population covering the age group 15 to 24 years was 26.1 percent with a decrease of 1.3 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year, and the employment rate it decreased 3.3 points to 31.1 percent. In the same period, the labor force participation rate reached 42.1 percent with a decrease of 5.4 percentage points. The rate of those who were neither studying nor employed was 30.4 percent, an increase of 0.3 points over the same period of the previous year.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.3 points compared to the previous period and became 13.2 percent. The number of unemployed decreased by 78 thousand compared to the previous period and reached 4 million 101 thousand people.
The seasonally adjusted employment rate increased 0.4 points compared to the previous period and became 43.0 percent. The number of employed increased by 280 thousand people and was estimated at 26 million 952 thousand people.
The seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate increased by 0.2 points compared to the previous period and became 49.5 percent. The number of people participating in the labor force increased by 202 thousand and was estimated at 31 million 53 thousand people.
According to economic activity, seasonally adjusted employment increased by 22,000 in the agricultural sector, 106,000 in the industrial sector, 9,000 in the construction sector, and 144,000 in the services sector.
