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The unemployment rate in Turkey has reached its lowest levels in the last 11 years

The unemployment rate in Turkey has reached its lowest levels in the last 11 years

December 24, 2023

The 2nd Istanbul Forum "Society 5.0", organized by the Office of Human Resources under the President, was held at the Istanbul Congress Center. Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, speaking in a speech, shared data on the unemployment rate in the country: "The unemployment rate published by TURKSTAT in October was 8.5%. This is the lowest unemployment rate in the last 11 years. Youth unemployment, seasonally adjusted, decreased by about 5 points in October compared to the same month of the previous year. In our medium-term program, we predicted that the unemployment rate would be 10.1% at the end of the year. The latest data shows that the situation is improving."

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