Turkey Nov Jobless Rate Remains Stable

(RTTNews) - Turkey's unemployment rate held steady in November, figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed Monday.

The unadjusted jobless rate came in at 10.5 percent in November, the same rate as in the previous month. In the corresponding month last year, the unemployment rate was 10.7 percent.

The number of unemployed people decreased to 3.12 million in November from 3.14 million in October. A year ago, the jobless figure totaled 3.09 million.

The youth unemployment rate, which applies to the 15 to 24 age group, dropped to 19.1 percent from 19.9 percent in December 2014.

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell to 10.4 percent in November from 10.6 percent in the preceding month.