Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Turkey - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Turkey, the unemployment rate stood at 8.4 per cent in September 2026, compared to 7.8 in August 2026.
Sample. There are 261 data points in the monthly series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series stretches from January 2005 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics we computed on the entire sample: the unemployment rate peaked at 14.1 per cent in August 2019; it reached its lowest level of 7.7 per cent in June 2026; it was equal on average to 10.3 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 8.20000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 7.80000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 8.40000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Turkey |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |