THE DECLINE IN UNEMPLOYMENT CONTINUES
Seyfettin Gürsel, Saliha Tanrıverdi
An increase of 273 thousand in employment and a decrease of 27 thousand in the number of unemployed increased the labor force by 245 thousand people, and the general unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 point from April to May, reaching 8.4 percent. Seasonally adjusted female unemployment rate increased by approximately 131 thousand as a result of the 130 thousand increase in employment from April to May and the number of unemployed almost did not change. Thus, unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 points to 11 percent. As for men, as a result of an increase of 141 thousand people in employment and a decrease of 27 thousand in unemployed people, the labor force increased by 114 thousand people and the unemployment rate decreased to 7 percent. As a result of these developments, the gender gap in unemployment rate increased from 3.9 points to 4 points in May.