Turkey’s jobless rate increases in July

ANKARA

Turkey’s unemployment rate increased 0.7 percent in July, up to 9.8 percent from 9.1 percent in June, official data shows.

Turkey’s unemployment rate increased 0.7 percent in July, up to 9.8 percent from 9.1 percent in June, official data has shown.

The number of people without work increased by more than 200,000 in July to 2.87 million, but the employed portion of the workforce shrunk slightly to 26.4 million, according to data from Turkey’s state statistics institute (TÜİK).

In July 2013, the jobless rate was 9.3 percent.