TUIK, Labor Force Statistics, January 2023 data published.
Accordingly, according to the results of the Household Labor Force Survey; The number of unemployed people aged 15 and over decreased by 166 thousand people in January 2023 compared to the previous month and became 3 million 424 thousand people. The unemployment rate decreased by 0.5 points to 9.7 percent. The unemployment rate was estimated at 7.7 percent for men and 13.7 percent for women.
In January 2023, the number of employed people increased by 354 thousand people compared to the previous month and reached 31 million 837 thousand people, and the employment rate increased by 0.5 points to 48.9 percent. This rate was 66.9 percent for men and 31.2 percent for women.
Labor force participation rate 54.1 percent
In January 2023, the labor force increased by 188 thousand people compared to the previous month and reached 35 million 260 thousand people, and the labor force participation rate was 54.1 percent with an increase of 0.2 points. The labor force participation rate was 72.5 percent for men and 36.1 percent for women.
Youth unemployment rate was 20.2 percent
The unemployment rate of the young population, which includes the 15-24 age group, was 20.2 percent with an increase of 0.5 points compared to the previous month. Unemployment rate in this age group; it was estimated at 16.5 percent for men and 26.6 percent for women.
Broadly defined unemployment 22 percent
The idle labor force ratio, which consists of time-related underemployment, potential labor force and unemployed, was 21.9 percent in January 2023 with an increase of 0.6 points compared to the previous month. While the integrated rate of time-related underemployment and unemployed was 15.3 percent, the integrated rate of potential labor force and unemployed was estimated at 16.7 percent.
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