News of employment

Nearly 22,000 companies lost under Milei, construction hit hardest

Today 14:57 Official data show a net loss of 21,938 employers since November 2023, alongside a fall of almost 291,000 registered jobs; Construction bore the brunt amid public works freeze, while a third of recent closures involved firms less than three years old.

COMPANY SHUTS DOORS

More than 900 jobs lost as major tyre-maker announces closure

Today 14:06 Argentine tyre manufacturer Fate announces immediate and definitive closure of industrial plant, leaving 902 employees redundant; News comes as Milei administration seeks to push through major labour reform bill; Government orders emergency talks over firm’s shuttering.

POLITICS

Government to send labour reform bill to Congress on December 9

27-11-2025 18:29 Lawmaker Cristian Ritondo confirms date when bill is to be submitted to Congress.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Milei aims to speed up reform drive after election victory

30-10-2025 13:59 President Javier Milei is preparing to forge ahead with a second wave of reforms, targeting the labour market, taxation system and pensions. But first, he will have to open dialogue with leaders in what he says will be the “most reformist Congress” in history.

POVERTY IN ARGENTINA

Argentines hawk belongings in struggle to make ends meet

23-10-2025 01:25 Some 40% of Argentina's income earners work in the informal sector with no social benefits – and many hold several jobs at once.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Informal employment rises to 42%, affecting 4 in 10 workers

30-09-2025 11:11 According to a report, four in ten workers in Argentina are employed in jobs that are not subject to “the relevant labour, tax or social security legislation.”

JOBS & EMPLOYMENT

Unemployment falls in reprieve for economy and Milei

18-09-2025 16:50 Joblessness in Argentina’s formal labour market cooled to 7.6% in the April-June period from 7.9% in the previous quarter, according to government data.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Private-sector employment dropped in July, dismissal rate rises

15-09-2025 08:49 Fall of recorded private-sector work is in keeping with the increase of job dismissals.

POLLING & SURVEYS

Milei's approval rating holds as Argentines worry more about jobs

08-07-2025 15:39 Milei’s approval rating and positive image remains well above domestic peers even as Argentines became increasingly worried about the job market.

JOBS & EMPLOYMENT

Economic pick-up fails to filter through to job market

23-06-2025 15:43 Improved economic activity has reversed last year's shrinkage but the improvement has yet to seep through to the labour market – in March the private sector shed over 7,000 jobs with numbers of self-employed simultaneously on the rise.

by Martín Fernández Nadale

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Data shows 185,000 jobs lost in Milei’s first 12 months

06-02-2025 08:42 More than 185,000 formal jobs were lost in the first 12 months of President Javier Milei’s government, with official data indicating that the recovery has yet to arrive.

JOBS & EMPLOYMENT

Argentina against the grain: Finding formal jobs getting harder for young

11-10-2024 14:14 Youngsters are the main victims of Argentina’s job crisis. Unemployment rate is approximately three times higher among 18-24-year-olds than that of the average population.

CUTBACKS AT STATE AIRLINE

Adorni: 1,500 jobs cut at Aerolíneas Argentinas in six months

04-09-2024 17:33 Milei administration has reduced the size of flagship carrier’s payroll by 13%, says presidential spokesperson.

LABOUR UNREST

Unions ramp up protests against Milei’s labour reforms

06-05-2024 14:30 Workers' assemblies complicate transport in and around Buenos Aires, with social groups set to demonstrate on Tuesday and the CGT's nationwide strike scheduled for Thursday.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Mercado Libre to recruit 18,000 more staff in Latin America this year

18-04-2024 16:25 Mercado Libre announced “the hiring of 18,000 people in the region, which will increase its payroll to over 76,000 by the end of 2024”, the company said in a press release.