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Thursday, October 15, 2009

Turkish June-August unemployment rate 12.8 percent - Forbes.com

"Turkish June-August unemployment rate 12.8 percent
10.15.09, 04:57 AM EDT

ISTANBUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Turkey's unemployment rate fell to 12.8 percent in the three months to August, according to official data on Thursday, showing a slight improvement from 13 percent a month earlier.

Youth unemployment remained high at 23.2 percent, down from 23.7 percent a month before but up from 18.9 percent a year earlier, the Turkish Statistics Institute said. "

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