Türkiye unemployment rises to 8.1% in July; Austria reports August weakening

  • Türkiye’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in July, while separate Austrian data showed August 2026 labor-market weakening.
  • Türkiye recorded 2.86 million unemployed people and 14.5% youth unemployment; Austria reported 311,400 unemployed people and a 6.3% seasonally adjusted rate.
  • Türkiye’s labor underutilization rate reached 30.6%, while Austrian construction unemployment rose 6% year-on-year amid weaker hiring.

The records do not describe the same underlying event: Türkiye’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose 0.5 percentage points month-on-month to 8.1% in July, while separate Austrian August 2026 data showed unemployment rising under both a 7.2% detailed measure and a 6.3% seasonally adjusted measure. In Türkiye, unemployment increased to 2.86 million, employment fell to 32.36 million and youth unemployment reached 14.5%; in Austria, 311,400 people were reported unemployed in August, up from 298,900 in July, while construction unemployment rose 6% year-on-year. The differing country, reporting month and methodologies should be retained rather than treated as one labor-market release.

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