Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Türkiye
Türkiye: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 9,776 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Türkiye, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Türkiye is 9,776 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Türkiye peaked at 9,776 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,148 Thousand persons, in 2008.
Türkiye ranks 1st of 50 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4,148 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 5,390 Thousand persons | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 4,982 Thousand persons | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 4,344 Thousand persons | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 4,270 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4,612 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 5,145 Thousand persons | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 5,239 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5,564 Thousand persons | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 5,500 Thousand persons | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 5,499 Thousand persons | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,427 Thousand persons | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 8,235 Thousand persons | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 7,863 Thousand persons | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 7,095 Thousand persons | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 7,469 Thousand persons | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 8,689 Thousand persons | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 9,776 Thousand persons | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,769 Thousand persons | 4,148 Thousand persons | 5,390 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,158 Thousand persons | 4,270 Thousand persons | 6,427 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,188 Thousand persons | 7,095 Thousand persons | 9,776 Thousand persons | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Türkiye?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Türkiye was 9,776 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 9,776 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,148 Thousand persons in 2008.
- How does Türkiye rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Türkiye ranks 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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