Work & Labour in İstanbul 39 indicators covering work & labour for İstanbul. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 62.4% 2025 up 6.8% 406th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 42.7 Hour 2025 down 11.6% 11th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 53.7% 2025 up 10.3% 372nd Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 56.8% 2025 up 11.8% 404th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 12,058 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 4th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 12,058 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 4th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 62.4% 2025 up 6.8% 406th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 7,121 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.1% 7th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 7,121 Thousand persons 2025 up 17.1% 7th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 59.1% 2025 up 5.7% 372nd Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 56.8% 2025 up 11.8% 404th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 44.4 Hour 2025 down 9.8% 8th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 9.0% 2025 down 29.7% 63rd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9.0% 2025 down 29.7% 63rd Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 641.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.9% 5th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 641.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.9% 5th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 641.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 17.9% 5th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 9.0% 2025 down 29.7% 63rd Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 67.0% 2025 up 5.0% 377th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 16.6% 2025 down 18.6% 59th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 95.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 43.2% 21st Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 27.1% 2025 up 8.8% 149th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 16.6% 2025 down 18.6% 59th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 16.6% 2025 down 18.6% 59th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.3% 2025 down 20.9% 134th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 16.3% 2025 down 23.1% 240th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.5% 2025 down 37.5% 290th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 1,585 Thousand persons 2025 up 62.1% 3rd Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE Re 2,743 Thousand persons 2025 up 61.3% 13th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 304.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 50.2% 6th