If the Turkish government is to be trusted, which nearly nobody does when it comes to publishing economic data, the unemployment has risen by 92,000 compared to the same period last year and is now at 4 million and 394 thousand people.
The Statistical Institution of Turkey published the December 2019 unemployment figures.
If the Turkish government is to be trusted, which nearly nobody does when it comes to publishing economic data, the unemployment has risen by 92,000 compared to the same period last year and is now at 4 million and 394 thousand people.
Factoring in the 0.2 increase, the unemployment percentage now is 13.7%. In the non-agricultural sectors the unemployment is calculated as 15.8%.
The jobless rate increased on nearly all age groups. Again, comparing to the same period last year those who are unemployed in the 15-24-year-old age group increased by 0.5% and is now at 25% mark.
The employment figures also show a downturn, taking a hit of 0.5% the employment fell to 31.9%.
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