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Life expectancy gains and shifting labour markets in Turkey

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Turkey’s July 2026 statistical release confirmed that average life expectancy at birth rose to 78.5 years, with women at 81.1 years and men at 75.9 years, preserving a 5.2-year gender gap. Healthy life expectancy stayed near 58 years. The agency linked higher education to longer lifespans. Following a period of improvement in the second quarter of 2026, where the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 7.9% and youth unemployment reached a historic low of 13.9%, new data for July 2026 indicates a reversal in labor market trends. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage points to 8.1%. The total number of unemployed persons increased by 150,000 to 2,860,000. Gender-specific unemployment was reported at 10.6% for women and 6.8% for men. Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) also increased by 1.5 percentage points to 14.5%, with female youth unemployment reaching 20.3%. Employment levels declined in July, with the number of employed persons falling by 388,000 to 32,362,000, resulting in an employment rate of 48.3%. The labor force participation rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points to 52.5%, while the idle labor force rate rose to 30.6%. The average weekly actual working time decreased slightly to 42.0 hours. ~~Demographic data shows Turkey’s population reached 86,320,602 as of July 1,~~ By August 2026, ~~following an increase of 228,434 in~~ İŞKUR reported that the ~~first half~~ number of registered unemployed individuals rose to 2,337,718, a 1.57 percent increase compared to the previous year. ~~Financial indicators show a net international investment position deficit of $402.6 billion as of June 2026,~~ This registered group was 51.1 percent women and 48.9 percent men, with ~~gross external debt at $539 billion in the second quarter of 2026.~~ youth (15-24) making up 24.3 percent. During August, İŞKUR facilitated 99,815 job placements. Additionally, ~~the DİSK-AR Research Center reported that~~ municipalities in cities like Istanbul and Ankara have begun recruitment drives for various roles, including technicians and nurses, through İŞKUR without requiring the ~~broadly defined unemployment number reached 12,305,000, representing a broadly defined unemployment rate of 30.6%.~~ KPSS exam.

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