According to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the third quarter of this year the season and calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked in construction in Turkey decreased 2.1 percent compared to the second quarter, while the calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked fell by 5.8 percent compared to the third quarter last year.
On the other hand, in the third quarter of this year, the season and calendar adjusted employment index of the domestic construction industry decreased by 1.2 percent from the previous quarter and the calendar adjusted employment index fell 7.9 percent year on year.