US EditionArgentina Posts Highest Fourth-Quarter Unemployment Since Pandemic
Unemployment rose to 7.5% in late 2025, with young workers facing rates above 16%, driven by formal job losses and high informal employment, according to INDEC data.
- Argentina's unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, the highest since early 2021, affecting about 1.7 million people nationwide.
- Young workers faced the heaviest job losses, with unemployment above 16% for people under 29, nearly double the national average.
- Argentina's GDP grew in 2025 while unemployment increased, as growth focused on capital-intensive sectors rather than labor-heavy industries.
- President Javier Milei's administration passed labor reforms and cut public sector jobs, but these measures have yet to translate into widespread job gains amid economic challenges.
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These are the trans-Andean government data published this week and corresponding to the closing of 2025. The two-quarter run down was interrupted and alarms were turned on: more and more Argentines need more than one job to cover their expenses.
Argentina's Jobless Rate Climbs to 7.5% Despite GDP Growth
Key Points — Argentina’s unemployment rate climbed to 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 6.4% a year earlier, affecting roughly 1.7 million people nationwide — Young workers bore the heaviest burden, with joblessness among men under 29 surging 4.5 percentage points to above 16% — Economists flagged an unusual paradox: GDP grew […] The post Argentina’s Jobless Rate Climbs to 7.5% Despite GDP Growth appeared first on The Rio Times.
Argentina unemployment rises to 7.5% at end-2025, Indec says
Argentina’s unemployment rate stood at 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 6.4% in the same period of 2024 and from 6.6% in the previous quarter, according to data released on Wednesday by the national statistics agency, Indec. The employment rate was 45.0%, while the activity rate reached 48.6% across the 31 urban areas covered by the Permanent Household Survey.
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) reported that the unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2025 was 7.5%, which meant an increase in the number of
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