ABSTRACT

The issue of employment is one of the major problems for developing and growing Turkey as well as it is for all the world. While Turkey is economically growing, laborforce is shifting from agriculture to industry and service sector. Istanbul has a special role and importance in this process. While competition on a global scale is increasing the importance of employment and the problems that it brings, a need to examine the structure of employment in Istanbul and in Turkey has arisen. The aim of this study is to search the important characteristics of employment in Istanbul and in Turkey, to make a comparative analysis and to present the results obtained.In this study, by using the data obtained from Population Censuses, Household Labor Force Surveys and Address Based Population Registration System, employment structure of Istanbul and Turkey is examined according to age, sex, marital status, educational status, sectors, occupational groups and employment status, and it is concluded that employment in Istanbul and in Turkey generally tends to increase, shows an alteration from agriculture to industry and service sectors and shows similarities or differences in some respects