News of unemployment

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.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Latin America’s biggest economies see unemployment tick down

30-11-2023 13:42 Unemployment rates in Brazil and Mexico fell in October, as strong labour markets underpin the outperformance of Latin America’s largest economies.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Government confirms 20,000-peso bonus for unemployed

26-09-2023 15:53 Argentina's government has confirmed a one-off 20,000-peso bonus for around 1.5 million registered unemployed workers.

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.

News of unemployment

Unemployment in Argentina affected 7.6% in Q2

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

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

Social indicators cast doubt over Milei's 'catastrophe' averted claim

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

Latin America’s biggest economies see unemployment tick down

Government confirms 20,000-peso bonus for unemployed

Unemployment rate drops to 6.2%, but experts sound pensions alarm

Church, Milei government play nice despite tensions, distrust

Diplomacy likely to trump geography in choice of new pope

Continuity or rupture: what direction for the next pope?

The shepherd who lost his country

Buenos Aires bids farewell to native pontiff with call to action

El fiscal Ruiz Moreno dijo que “la prueba contra Brenda Agüero es contundente” y pedirá su condena

Federico Sturzenegger explicó cómo se profundizará el recorte del Estado: "Limpieza muy fuerte"

Calendario ANSES: quiénes cobran con aumento y bono en mayo 2025

Encuesta: La Libertad Avanza le saca una pequeña ventaja al peronismo, pero si va con el PRO la diferencia aumenta

Cristina Kirchner cruzó a "Che, Kristalina" por su apoyo a Javier Milei: "El pueblo va a volver"