Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-05-31
Turkiye's unemployment rate stands at 8.2% as of 2026-05-31, up from 8.2% in 2026-04-30. Historical data runs from 2005 to 2026 (257 observations).
In 2026-05-31, Turkiye's unemployment rate was 8.2%, unchanged from 8.2% in 2026-04-30.
In 2026-04-30, Turkiye's unemployment rate was 8.2%, unchanged from 8.2% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Turkiye's unemployment rate was 8.2%, down from 8.4% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Turkiye's unemployment rate was 8.4%, up from 8.1% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Turkiye's unemployment rate was 8.1%, down from 8.36% in 2025-12-31.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 8.2% | +0% |
| 2026-04-30 | 8.2% | +0% |
| 2026-03-31 | 8.2% | -0.2% |
| 2026-02-28 | 8.4% | +0.3% |
| 2026-01-31 | 8.1% | -0.2583% |
| 2025-12-31 | 8.36% | -0.2417% |
| 2025-11-30 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025-10-31 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025-09-30 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025-08-31 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025-07-31 | 8.1% | -0.4333% |
| 2025-06-30 | 8.53% | +0.1333% |
| 2025-05-31 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025-04-30 | 8.6% | +0.3667% |
| 2025-03-31 | 8.23% | +0.0333% |
| 2025-02-28 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025-01-31 | 8.5% | -0.2417% |
| 2024-12-31 | 8.74% | +0.3417% |
| 2024-11-30 | 8.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024-10-31 | 8.7% | +0% |
| 2024-09-30 | 8.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024-08-31 | 8.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024-07-31 | 9% | +0.3% |
| 2024-06-30 | 8.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024-05-31 | 8.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024-04-30 | 8.6% | -0.2667% |
| 2024-03-31 | 8.87% | +0.2667% |
| 2024-02-29 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024-01-31 | 9.2% | -0.1917% |
| 2023-12-31 | 9.39% | +0.4917% |
| 2023-11-30 | 8.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023-10-31 | 8.5% | -0.6667% |
| 2023-09-30 | 9.17% | +0.0667% |
| 2023-08-31 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023-07-31 | 9.4% | -0.2333% |
| 2023-06-30 | 9.63% | +0.1333% |
| 2023-05-31 | 9.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023-04-30 | 10.1% | +0.1333% |
| 2023-03-31 | 9.97% | -0.0333% |
| 2023-02-28 | 10% | +0.3% |
| 2023-01-31 | 9.7% | -0.7833% |
| 2022-12-31 | 10.48% | +0.3833% |
| 2022-11-30 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022-10-31 | 10.3% | +0.2667% |
| 2022-09-30 | 10.03% | +0.2333% |
| 2022-08-31 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022-07-31 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022-06-30 | 10.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022-05-31 | 10.8% | +0% |
| 2022-04-30 | 10.8% | -0.2333% |
| 2022-03-31 | 11.03% | +0.4333% |
| 2022-02-28 | 10.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022-01-31 | 11.3% | -0.7333% |
| 2021-12-31 | 12.03% | +0.8333% |
| 2021-11-30 | 11.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021-10-31 | 11% | -0.6333% |
| 2021-09-30 | 11.63% | -0.3667% |
| 2021-08-31 | 12% | +0.4% |
| 2021-07-31 | 11.6% | -0.9667% |
| 2021-06-30 | 12.57% | -0.8333% |
| 2021-05-31 | 13.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021-04-30 | 13.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021-03-31 | 12.8% | -0.4% |
| 2021-02-28 | 13.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021-01-31 | 12.3% | -0.8417% |
| 2020-12-31 | 13.14% | +0.1417% |
| 2020-11-30 | 13% | -0.1% |
| 2020-10-31 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020-09-30 | 13.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020-08-31 | 12.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020-07-31 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020-06-30 | 13.6% | +0% |
| 2020-05-31 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020-04-30 | 13.5% | +0.6333% |
| 2020-03-31 | 12.87% | +0.2667% |
| 2020-02-29 | 12.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020-01-31 | 13% | -0.7417% |
| 2019-12-31 | 13.74% | +0.4417% |
| 2019-11-30 | 13.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019-10-31 | 13.5% | — |
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Turkiye's unemployment rate is 8.2% as of 2026-05-31, compared with 8.2% in 2026-04-30. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 14.1% (2019-08-31); the lowest is 8.1% (2012-07-31), across data from 2005 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.