News of unemployment

Study: Eight in ten low-income workers are in insecure employment

31-03-2026 11:31 Low-income workers hardest-hit by insecure jobs, with 80% affected and rising levels of unprotected work, UBA study finds.

by Agustina Bordigoni

ANALYSIS: SHOCK THERAPY

Interest rates collapse in Argentina with Milei stockpiling dollars

19-03-2026 14:02 President Javier Milei’s willingness to let interest rates sink — rather than hatch some plan to offset those transactions — has caught the attention of investors and analysts.

economic indicators

Argentina posts highest fourth-quarter unemployment since pandemic

18-03-2026 22:24 Argentina’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in fourth quarter of 2025; at the end of last year; Formal private sector has lost over 200,000 salaried jobs since Milei took office.

COMPANY SHUTS DOORS

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

18-02-2026 14:06 Argentine tyre manufacturer Fate announces immediate and definitive closure of industrial plant, leaving 920 employees redundant; News comes as Milei administration seeks to push through major labour reform bill; Government orders emergency talks over firm’s shuttering.

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

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.

TWO SIDES OF SAME COIN

Postcards of a crisis: youth unemployment and working into old age

06-05-2025 12:20 According to data from Argentina's Human Capital Ministry, 19.4% of young people aged 18 to 24 are unemployed. Meanwhile, greater numbers of older adults are continuing to work into their later years, or looking for work, out of necessity.

by Agustina Bordigoni

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Unemployment in Argentina affected 7.6% in Q2

20-09-2024 09:41 Report by INDEC national statistics bureau shows joblessness stayed in line with 7.7% recorded in first quarter, but rate is up from 6.2% seen in second quarter of 2023.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Report: Argentina has lost 142,000 jobs since last October

31-08-2024 06:06 While some regions manage to stay afloat thanks to investment in key sectors, others are in a deep crisis due to the fall of consumption.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

10,000 firms closed, 265,000 registered jobs lost since November

26-08-2024 16:21 Larger firms with more than 500 workers suffered the most and were responsible for the majority of lay-offs, says CEPA report.

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

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise

24-06-2024 20:58 Argentina's economy contracted by 5.1% in first quarter, says INDEC; Unemployment hit 7.7% as Milei government’s austerity measures began to kick in.