Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.4% in September 2026 from an upwardly revised 7.9% in the previous month. This was the highest jobless rate since February, as the number of unemployed individuals increased by 198,000 to 2.97 million. By gender, the jobless rate stood at 6.9% for men and 11.3% for women. Meanwhile, the employment rate edged down to 48.3% from 48.4%, as the number of employed persons fell by 49,000 to 32.45 million. The labor force participation rate inched up to 52.7% from 52.6% in the previous month, with the labor force increasing by 149,000 to 35.41 million. Among youth aged 15–24, the unemployment rate increased to 14.8% from 13.2%, with rates of 10.4% for men and 23.3% for women.