Registered Unemployment Number Exceeded 2.3 Million in August

Registered Unemployment According to the August 2026 Statistics Bulletin from İşkur, the number of registered job seekers was 2,337,718.
This represents an increase of 32,167 people compared to the same period last year, a 1.57% rise on an annual basis.
Monthly, the figure rose by 22,000.
Employment Placement Of those seeking employment, 51.1% were women and 24.3% were young people aged 15‑24.
In August, 99,815 individuals were placed in jobs through İşkur.
By the end of August, the total number of placements for the year was 947,120.
The manufacturing sector saw the highest number of placements, although the number of people placed through the agency fell by 14.29%.
Job Vacancies In August, the number of job openings increased by 2.70% year‑on‑year to 201,790.
From January to August, the total number of open positions reached 1,616,731.
99.6% of the vacancies came from the private sector.
Program Usage In August, 8,214 people benefited from active workforce programs.
During the same period, 310,252 individual consultations were conducted under job and career counseling.
These figures indicate that labor market dynamics continue and that entrepreneurship activities vary across sectors.