"Non-Agricultural Unemployment" Research from BETAM

The Bahçeşehir University Center for Economic and Social Research,BETAM, has published the note"Non-Agricultural Unemployment Flat for a Year"in its seriesLabor Market Outlook: November 2012, prepared by Prof. Dr. Seyfettin Gürsel, Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökçe Uysal and Research Assistant Ayşenur Acar.

Executive Summary

Seasonally adjusted figures show that non-agricultural unemployment remained at 11.4 percent in August 2012. Compared to July, the non-agricultural labor force increased by 78 thousand and non-agricultural employment by 65 thousand in August, so non-agricultural unemployment remained flat. Although there were small losses in industrial employment, employment increases in services and construction prevented non-agricultural unemployment from rising.

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