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INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS VOL 3, NO 2
According to the data provided by Adıyaman State Hydraulic Works Special Provincial
Administration, 17 % of the lands of Adıyaman is wetland. Because of this, 60% of the
population is working in agriculture and in relation to this the economy of the province is based
on agriculture.
Table 4, provides the number of business and employed workers of the three important sectors
that generate the economic structure of Adıyaman. In the light of this, as from December 2010
there are 429 establishments. These establishments employ 12956 workers and 10492 of them
are male. Agriculture sector, on the other hand employs 629 people in 17 establishments and 585
of them are male. The industry sector being the locomotive of economy in Adıyaman is
particularly based on textile and clothing.
As from 2010, 9.289 people have been employed in 244 establishments which have industrial
registry certificate in different sectors in the province of Adıyaman. The biggest share in terms of
employment belongs to textile with 54.96 %.
Along with promotion law no 5084 that has been taken into force, industry of Adıyaman has
displayed a progress and 54 establishments have entered into service. A total of 113.214.733 TL
(December/2010) energy support has been provided to our industrialists (Adıyaman Provincial
Directorate of Industry and Commerce)
Table 5, includes information concerning the social security that the employees are subject to in
Adıyaman at the end of 2010. According to this, as from December 2010, a total of 73.254
people are benefitting from social security institution, 15.531 of them from government
retirement fund, 19.276 of them from the social security organization for artisans and self
employed and 38.447 of them from social insurance Institution.
When distribution of unemployed in respect of their ages and registered labor force in İŞKUR
(Turkish Employment Organization) in Adıyaman at the end of 2010 is analyzed, there are
apparently 10.861 labor force and 10.288 unemployed in our province. According to table 6, it is
apparent that the number of registered labor force and unemployed is low in 15-19 age range.
This is largely due to the fact that individuals of this age range are still students. It is apparent
that the biggest work force (3079) and the largest number of unemployed (2889) is observed in
25-29 age range. Right after this age range, 30-34 age range is observed with the biggest work
force (2438) and the largest number of unemployed (2276).
Table 7, presents the distribution of Labor force and unemployed registered at İŞKUR at the end
of 2010 in respect of their educational background. According to this; primary school graduates
(4.201) constitute the group where unemployment is most apparent. Secondary education
graduates, graduates of associate degree, literate group, graduates of Bachelor’s degree, illiterate
groups, and postgraduates are following this group respectively.
Since the data of 2010 year TÜİK on the basis of provinces (Turkish Statistical Institute)
has not been published, according to the latest published data of TÜİK, as from 2009 on
the basis of province the population of Adıyaman is 588,475, in this population the
unemployment rate of individuals at working age is 17,9 % and employment rate is 31,2
% (table 8).
3.3. Employment Problems in Adıyaman and Reasons of Unemployment
Unemployment and employment are keeping on appearing as an important problem in Adıyaman
just like in nation-wide. Failure to increase the employment opportunities at an adequate level
increases the number of unemployed in Adıyaman. Province of Adıyaman is a settlement facing
a considerable unemployment. The facts that a great number of the unemployed in the province
are unqualified and that the number of people willing to work in private sector is low due to
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