Identifying socio-economic features of those left jobless due to economic crisis in Adana province

This research is done to determine economic status of people who lost their jobs after the economic crisis. Datas are collected via questionaire. Questionairies are applied randomly to houses around Adana city center. Probit model is used in study. Dependent variable of the model is the home leader situation who lost his/her job because of the crisis. Independent variables of the study is education level, marriage status, age, quadratic of home leader age, job status, migration of home members and total income of home members. Single home leaders have more possibility of losing their jobs than married home leaders. Possibility of losing the job for university graduateds are lower than lementary, secondary and high school graduateds. There is positive way of possibility between home leader age and possibility of losing his/her job. Whereas there is negative way of possibility between his/her age and quadra and possibility of losing his/her job. As long as home members income increase possibility of losing job decreases. Families who come Adana or immigrate Adana with the hope of finding job have high possibility of losing their jobs.