Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 8.2% in May 2026, unchanged from the previous month. The number of unemployed individuals decreased by 9 thousand to 2.88 million. By gender, the jobless rate stood at 7.0% for men and 10.5% for women. Among youth aged 15–24, the unemployment rate increased to 14.8% from 14.4%, with rates of 11.2% for men and 21.8% for women. Meanwhile, the employment rate rose to 48.5% from 48.1%, as the number of employed persons increased by 285 thousand to 32.46 million. The labor force participation rate climbed to 52.8% from 52.4%, with the labor force increasing by 293 thousand to 35.35 million. Average weekly actual working hours stood at 42.4 hours in May, up by 0.2 hours from the previous month.