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 by four percent compared to the second quarter of this year, while the calendar adjusted index of the number of hours worked fell by ten percent compared to the same quarter of 2017.
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 3.3 percent from the previous quarter and the calendar adjusted employment index fell by 5.5 percent year on year.