Work & Labour in İstanbul 38 indicators covering work & labour for İstanbul. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 62.4% 2025 up 6.8% 401st Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 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% 369th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th 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 12,058 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 4th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 12,058 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.8% 4th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 62.4% 2025 up 6.8% 401st 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% 368th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 56.8% 2025 up 11.8% 400th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 56.8% 2025 up 11.8% 400th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 44.4 Hour 2025 down 9.8% 8th 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9.0% 2025 down 29.7% 60th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 9.0% 2025 down 29.7% 60th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level 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% 60th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 67.0% 2025 up 5.0% 376th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 16.6% 2025 down 18.6% 57th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 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 16.6% 2025 down 18.6% 57th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 16.6% 2025 down 18.6% 57th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.3% 2025 down 20.9% 132nd Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 16.3% 2025 down 23.1% 237th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.5% 2025 down 37.5% 287th 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 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 2,743 Thousand persons 2025 up 61.3% 13th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 6,479 Thousand persons 2025 up 22.2% 7th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 304.7 Thousand persons 2024 up 50.2% 6th