The number of paid employees increased by 2.6 percent in August compared to the same month last year.
Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) published paid employee statistics for August.
Accordingly, the total number of paid employees in the industry, construction and trade-service sectors increased by 2.6 percent on an annual basis in August, reaching 15 million 883 thousand 831 people. This number was recorded as 15 million 484 thousand 782 people in August last year.
Looking at the details of paid employees, the number of paid employees decreased by 0.8 percent annually in the industrial sector in August, while it increased by 6.9 percent in the construction sector and 3.7 percent in the trade-service sector.
THE NUMBER OF PAID EMPLOYEES REMAINED THE SAME ON A MONTHLY BASIS
The total number of paid employees in the industry, construction and trade-service sectors remained the same on a monthly basis in August.
When we look at the details, in August, monthly paid employees decreased by 0.4 percent in the industrial sector, increased by 0.4 percent in the construction sector and increased by 0.1 percent in the trade-service sector.
