Number of paid employees across Turkey increased annually in August

According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, the total number of paid employees in the industrial, construction, and trade-services sectors increased by 2 percent year-on-year in August.

General Increase in the Number of Paid Employees

According to the August paid employee statistics announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute, the total number of employees in the industrial, construction, and trade-services sectors recorded a 2 percent increase compared to the same month of the previous year.

With this increase, the total number of paid employees in the sectors in question reached 16,409,588 people, experiencing a total rise of 320,551 people compared to 16,089,037 people in the same period of the previous year.

Sectoral Distribution of Employment

In August, the number of paid employees exhibited different trends according to sectors, and a 1 percent decrease was recorded annually in the industrial sector.

In contrast, the number of paid employees increased by 3.4 percent in the construction sector, while it rose by 3.3 percent in the trade-services sector.

No Change Observed in Monthly Data

According to the data covering the total of the industrial, construction, and trade-services sectors, there was no monthly change in the number of paid employees in August compared to July.