Work & Labour in İzmir 38 indicators covering work & labour for İzmir. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour market - FUAs — Labour force 1.32 million Persons 2024 up 19.0% 51st Labour market - FUAs — Employment 1.18 million Persons 2024 up 23.0% 58th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 58.1% 2025 up 14.1% 395th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 58.1% 2025 up 14.1% 395th Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 81st Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,520 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.5% 66th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,520 Thousand persons 2025 up 13.5% 66th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 81st Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 65.0% 2025 up 8.7% 386th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 65.0% 2025 up 8.7% 386th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 81st Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 81st Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.1% 77th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 59.3% 2025 up 5.9% 365th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,086 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.1% 77th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 81st Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 41.4 Hour 2025 down 9.4% 34th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 53.0% 2025 up 11.1% 384th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 43 Hour 2025 down 7.7% 36th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 10.6% 2025 down 28.9% 31st Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 222.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.2% 31st Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 222.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.2% 31st Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 10.6% 2025 down 28.9% 31st Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 10.6% 2025 down 28.9% 31st Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 222.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.2% 31st Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 66.8% 2025 up 5.9% 381st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 18.8% 2025 down 3.1% 45th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 40.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.5% 72nd Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 31.9% 2025 up 28.6% 100th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 18.8% 2025 down 3.1% 45th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 18.8% 2025 down 3.1% 45th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 18.1% 2025 down 21.3% 218th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 7.0% 2025 down 5.4% 72nd Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 2.0% 2025 down 60.0% 228th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 80th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,864 Thousand persons 2025 up 26.1% 80th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 529 Thousand persons 2025 up 55.0% 33rd Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 60.3 Thousand persons 2024 up 67.0% 93rd