International Labor Comparisons

Country at a Glance

Turkey, selected international labor statistics, 2009–11
Indicator	Unit	Report	Time Series	2009	2010	2011
Labor market
Unemployment rate - Total	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	12.8	10.9	9.0
Unemployment rate - Youth (under 25)	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	29.3	25.3	21.4
Unemployment rate - Men	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	12.6	10.4	8.3
Unemployment rate - Women	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	13.3	12.0	10.6
Employment-population ratio - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	40.3	42.1	44.1
Employment-population ratio - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	60.4	62.3	64.8
Employment-population ratio - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	20.9	22.6	24.1
Labor force participation rate - Total	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	46.2	47.2	48.4
Labor force participation rate - Men	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	69.1	69.6	70.6
Labor force participation rate - Women	Percent of civilian working-age population	HTM	XLS	24.1	25.6	27.0
Women's share of the labor force	Percent of civilian labor force	HTM	XLS	26.6	27.6	28.4
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Division of International Labor Comparisons.

Last Modified Date: December 21, 2012