Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey decreased to 53.70 percent in January from 54.10 percent in December of 2024, marking the lowest reading since December 2023. Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey averaged 49.17 percent from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 54.70 percent in October of 2024 and a record low of 43.30 percent in November of 2007. source: Turkish Statistical Institute

Labor Force Participation Rate in Turkey is expected to be 54.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate is projected to trend around 54.90 percent in 2026 and 55.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-02-10 07:00 AM
Participation Rate
Dec 54.1% 54.2% 54.3%
2025-02-28 07:00 AM
Participation Rate
Jan 53.7% 54.1% 54.2%
2025-03-27 07:00 AM
Participation Rate
Feb 53.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 32531.00 32726.00 Thousand Jan 2025
Employment Rate 49.20 49.50 percent Jan 2025
Participation Rate 53.70 54.10 percent Jan 2025
Labour Costs 742.10 702.10 points Dec 2024
Population 85.67 85.37 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 3002.00 3027.00 Thousand Jan 2025
Unemployment Rate 8.40 8.50 percent Jan 2025
Wages 8971.00 4050.00 TRY/Month Dec 2022
Wages in Manufacturing 774.29 731.76 points Dec 2024
Youth Unemployment Rate 14.90 15.70 percent Jan 2025

Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate
The labour force participation rates is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
53.70 54.10 54.70 43.30 2005 - 2025 percent Monthly
SA