Turkish unemployment lowest in 10 months
Unemployment in Turkey fell to 9 percent in April, marking its lowest point in 10 months, official data has shown.
The monthly unemployment rate was recorded at 9 percent in April, as there were 2.6 million people seeking employment during this period, which comprises of March to May, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÃÄ°K) has announced.
Unemployment had fallen to single digits at 9.7 percent in March after being at 10.2 percent in February.
Meanwhile, non-agricultural unemployment during the same period was recorded at 10.8 percent.
The number of people employed in Turkey aged between 15 years and over approached 26.2 million in April, a rate of 46.1 percent.
The TÃÄ°K data also showed the distinction between male and female employment rates with 65.1 percent for males and 27.6 percent for females.
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