# Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate

Turkey Labor Force Participation Rate was 53.2% in September 2026, down 0.6 percentage points from August 2026 and down 0.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
Among the 7 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 46.2% (Apr 2020) to 55.0% (Aug 2025), averaging 52.6%.

- Source agency: Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB)
- Makrognosis code: `TR.LFPR.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (261 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/turkey/labor-force-participation-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 53.2% |
| August 2026 | 53.8% |
| July 2026 | 53.7% |
| June 2026 | 53.1% |
| May 2026 | 53.0% |
| April 2026 | 52.3% |
| March 2026 | 51.8% |
| February 2026 | 51.8% |
| January 2026 | 51.2% |
| December 2025 | 52.2% |
| November 2025 | 53.8% |
| October 2025 | 54.3% |
| September 2025 | 53.8% |
| August 2025 | 55.0% |
| July 2025 | 54.3% |
| June 2025 | 53.8% |
| May 2025 | 53.8% |
| April 2025 | 53.1% |
| March 2025 | 52.5% |
| February 2025 | 52.6% |
| January 2025 | 53.1% |
| December 2024 | 53.3% |
| November 2024 | 54.3% |
| October 2024 | 54.5% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TR.LFPR.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/TR.LFPR.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```