Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec. 15 / Trend A.Akhundov /
The unemployment rate totaled 11.8 percent in Turkey in September of 2010 compared to 13.9 percent in September last year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported on Wednesday.
Number of unemployed persons decreased by 462,000 persons compared to the same period of the previous year and has reached to 2.934 million persons in Turkey. Unemployment rate was realized as 13.9 % with 2.3 percentage points decrease in urban areas and reached to 6.3 % with 1.5 percentage points decrease in rural areas.
Labor force participation rate (LFPR) realized as 49.1 % with 0,1 percentage points increase compared to the same period of the previous year for Turkey in September 2010 period. LFPR was realized as 71.1 % for male and 27.9 - female.
Number of employed persons increased by 953,000 persons compared to the same period of the previous year and has reached to 22.973 million persons in the period of September 2010.
Of those who were employed in September 2010; 26.6 % was employed in agriculture, 19,5 % was employed in industry, 6.6 % was employed in construction and 47.7 % was employed in services.