# Turkey Unemployment Rate

Turkey Unemployment Rate was 8.4% in September 2026, up 0.6 percentage points from August 2026 and down 0.10 percentage points from a year earlier.
Among the 53 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 8th highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.7% (Jun 2026) to 14.1% (Aug 2019), averaging 10.7%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `TR.UNEMP.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: % of labour force
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (261 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/turkey/unemployment-rate

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 8.4% |
| August 2026 | 7.8% |
| July 2026 | 8.2% |
| June 2026 | 7.7% |
| May 2026 | 8.1% |
| April 2026 | 8.2% |
| March 2026 | 8.1% |
| February 2026 | 8.4% |
| January 2026 | 8.1% |
| December 2025 | 7.8% |
| November 2025 | 8.6% |
| October 2025 | 8.4% |
| September 2025 | 8.5% |
| August 2025 | 8.6% |
| July 2025 | 8.1% |
| June 2025 | 8.7% |
| May 2025 | 8.4% |
| April 2025 | 8.7% |
| March 2025 | 8.0% |
| February 2025 | 8.2% |
| January 2025 | 8.5% |
| December 2024 | 8.6% |
| November 2024 | 8.4% |
| October 2024 | 8.7% |

## API

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

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