Overview of the Labour Market Trends and Labour Supply-Demand Connection in North Cyprus

Year 2025, Volume: 3 Issue: 86, 1051 - 1082, 24.07.2025

Demet Beton Kalmaz

https://doi.org/10.54752/ct.1629223

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to thoroughly examine the structural characteristics of the labour market in North Cyprus and its key labour market indicators. In this way, it aims to provide information for the development of appropriate policies that support sustainable economic growth by better understanding the difficulties encountered in the labour market and the supply-demand dynamics. Another important element of the study is to fill the gap in the existing literature and provide a more comprehensive perspective on the island’s general labour market. Within the scope of the study, focusing on the leading indicators of the labour market, unemployment rates categorised by age groups and education levels, as well as the sectoral and occupational distribution of employment, were presented in detail. Important information was obtained regarding the structure of the labour market. In addition, the dynamics of the labour market were analysed in depth by detailing the number of job applications, vacant positions and recruitments. The obtained basic indicators were compared with the records of South Cyprus to provide a comparative perspective.

Keywords

Labour Market , Labour Supply , Labour Demand , Economic well-being

Kuzey Kıbrıs'ta İşgücü Piyasası Eğilimlerine ve İşgücü Arz-Talep Bağlantısına Genel Bakış

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, Kuzey Kıbrıs’taki işgücü piyasasının yapısal özelliklerini ve temel işgücü piyasası göstergelerini kapsamlı bir şekilde incelemektir. Bu şekilde, işgücü piyasasında karşılaşılan zorlukları ve arz-talep dinamiklerini daha iyi anlayarak sürdürülebilir ekonomik büyümeyi destekleyen uygun politikaların geliştirilmesi için bilgi sağlamayı hedeflemektedir. Çalışmanın bir diğer önemli unsuru, mevcut literatürdeki boşluğu doldurmak ve adanın genel işgücü piyasasına ilişkin daha kapsamlı bir bakış açısı sağlamaktır. Çalışma kapsamında, işgücü piyasasının öncü göstergelerine odaklanılarak, yaş grupları ve eğitim düzeylerine göre kategorize edilmiş işsizlik oranları ile istihdamın sektörel ve mesleki dağılımı ayrıntılı olarak sunulmuştur. İşgücü piyasasının yapısı hakkında önemli bilgiler elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca, iş başvurusu sayıları, boş pozisyonlar ve işe alımlar detaylandırılarak işgücü piyasasının dinamikleri derinlemesine analiz edilmiştir. Elde edilen temel göstergeler, karşılaştırmalı bir bakış açısı sağlamak için Güney Kıbrıs kayıtlarıyla karşılaştırılmıştır

Keywords

İşgücü Piyasası , İşgücü Arzı , İşgücü Talebi , Ekonomik refah

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