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.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment rises despite economic recovery, data shows 19-06-2025 22:19 Unemployment in Argentina rose to 7.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025, according to INDEC data.
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.
WAR ON THE STATE Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024 21-12-2024 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.
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.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim 04-07-2024 13:09 President Javier Milei recently stated that the government’s social policy is “extremely good” and it had help prevent a “catastrophe.” Yet the government's own data and reports produced by private institutions indicate most social indicators have recorded a step backwards since he took office. by Agustina Bordigoni
President speaks Milei compares himself to ‘The Terminator’ in interview 07-06-2024 17:40 President vows to cut another 50,000 state jobs as part of his sweeping austerity drive.
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.
POLITICS & ECONOMY Milei to cut 70,000 state jobs, boasting of chainsaw austerity 26-03-2024 22:29 President plans to fire 70,000 government workers in the coming months, he confirms in speech to IEFA Latam Forum in Buenos Aires.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment rate drops to 6.2%, but experts sound pensions alarm 21-09-2023 13:48 Joblessness rate drops, yet four out of 10 wage-earners do not have pension contributions, warns INDEC.