Job Openings and Registered Unemployment Declined in November

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Job Openings and Registered Unemployment Declined in November

In November, the number of job vacancies reported by İŞKUR decreased by 13.2% compared to the same month of the previous year, reaching 169,528. In the same month last year, the number of job vacancies was at 195,210.

According to İŞKUR's November "Statistical Report," there was a 2.4% decrease in the number of job vacancies for the January-November period, totaling 2,406,496. In the first 11 months of the year, 99.1% of the job vacancies were sourced from the private sector. The manufacturing industry had the highest number of job vacancies, with 948,265 recorded. The most common job vacancies were for "Unarmed Security Personnel, Tourism and Hospitality Staff, and Service Personnel (Waiters)."

  • Registered Unemployment -

The number of registered unemployed individuals at İŞKUR decreased by 5.8% in November compared to the same month last year, totaling 2,242,805. In the same month of the previous year, the number of registered unemployed was 2,381,155. Among the registered unemployed, 48.7% were male, 51.3% were female, and 23.3% were in the 15-24 age group.

  • Job Placement -

In November, through İŞKUR, a total of 101,771 individuals were placed in jobs, with 62,082 (61.0%) being male and 39,686 (39.0%) being female, marking a 16.4% annual increase. In the January-November 2024 period, job placements increased by 18.6%, facilitating 1,302,700 placements.

In the January-November 2024 period, the most placements occurred in the manufacturing sector; by job type, the highest placements were for “Unarmed Security Personnel, Tourism and Hospitality Staff, and Shelf Staff.” During the January-November period, İŞKUR facilitated the placement of 498,469 women, 475,865 youth, 38,472 disabled individuals, and 246,402 higher education graduates.

In November, a total of 236,966 individual consultations were conducted with job seekers as part of job and career counseling services. In 2024, there were 2,852,458 individual consultations. Additionally, during the same period, 7,716 school visits were conducted for student counseling services, and 738,028 workplace visits were conducted as part of employer consulting services.