One million new unemployed persons per year
ANKARA - The youth unemployment, i.e. affecting people aged between 15 and 24, reached to 23.3%, rising 5.5 percentage points on a yearly basis.
Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced that Turkish unemployment rate stood at 12.8% in May.
The figure was up 3.1 percentage points compared to the same month last year, according to the TÜİK.
The number of unemployed persons aged 15 years and over rose by 1 million year-on-year to 4.16 million in the month.
Unemployment in the non-agricultural sector increased 3.4 percentage points to 15% during the same period.
The youth unemployment, i.e. affecting people aged between 15 and 24, reached to 23.3%, rising 5.5 percentage points on a yearly basis.
TÜİK said unemployment for the 15-64 age group also went up 3.2 percentage points to 13.1% in the same period.