Registered job seekers exceed 2.28 million in Türkiye

According to the figures, the number of registered job seekers increased by 1.7% year over year to 2,281,684. Of the total, 1,164,665 were women and 1,117,019 were men. Young people aged 15–24 accounted for 26.5% of all registered job seekers.

In October, the number of people placed in jobs through İŞKUR increased by 30.1% year over year to 173,721. However, job placements during the first ten months of the year declined by 3.1% to 1,258,507. During the same period, the number of job vacancies reported by employers fell by 2% to 2,059,208, with the manufacturing sector accounting for the largest share at 727,753 vacancies. The figures indicate that despite the increase in job placements in October, overall labor demand remained weaker throughout the year.