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High Unemployment in Turkey

According to data published by the Turkish Statistical Bureau, the unemployment rate in the country in 2009 reached 14%, and 3,471,000 were jobless.

According to the data, unemployment has increased by 3% over the previous year. The average unemployment in the cities has increased from 3.8 percent to 16.6 percent, and in the rural areas from 1.7 percent to 8.9 percent.

Source: www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/2/120418

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