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Turkey’s paid workforce tops 16.4 million as industry employment slips
The total was unchanged from July, while annual gains in construction and trade-services contrasted with a decline in industry.
Key takeaways
- Paid employment rose 2% year on year to 16 million 409 thousand 588 in August.
- The total was unchanged from July, while industry employment fell 0.2%.
Turkey’s paid employee count across industry, construction and trade-services rose 2% year on year in August to 16 million 409 thousand 588, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK).
Industry employment fell 1% from a year earlier. Paid employee numbers rose 3.4% in construction and 3.3% in trade-services.
The total was unchanged from July. Over the month, industry employment fell 0.2%, construction was flat and trade-services rose 0.2%.
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Further reading
Bloomberg HT: Ücretli çalışan sayısı Ağustos'ta yatay seyretti ↗Dünya: Ücretli çalışan sayısı 16,4 milyonu aştı: Sanayide düşüş sürüyor ↗Borsa Gündem: Sanayi, inşaat ve ticaret-hizmet sektörlerinde ücretli çalışanların sayısı arttı ↗
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