The number of jobless decreased by 353,000 people to 2.57 million on a 12-month comparison, the statistics institute said on the basis of a survey of 95,000 people. Turkey's economy staged a spectacular recovery from the global crisis, growing by 8.9 percent in 2010. The government expects growth of 8.0 percent for 2011. This year however, Ankara expects 4.0 percent growth, indicating a sharp slowdown owing to the effects of the eurozone debt crisis. Unemployment remains a major challenge for the government in a country where many young people enter the workforce each year. Turkey's jobless rate is determined through household surveys across the country which are then used to make a nationwide three-month projection. But experts say the figures do not reflect the overall picture because of widespread undeclared or hidden unemployment, or the employment of educated, qualified people in menial jobs.