A recent analysis of Argentina’s labour market revealed that conditions continued to worsen in the second quarter of 2026, influenced by increasing informality, the expansion of platform-based self-employment, and a decrease in purchasing power. According to the latest official data released by Argentina’s statistics agency INDEC on Thursday, unemployment stood at 7.9%, reflecting an increase … Read more
Argentina’s economy experienced a contraction in the second quarter, representing the first decline in two years and signalling a setback for President Javier Milei’s administration. Gross domestic product decreased by 0.6 percent in the April-June period compared to the preceding three months, outperforming the median estimate of analysts surveyed, which anticipated a decline of 0.9 … Read more
Chapter Eleven-style bankruptcy proceedings, referred to as Procedimientos Preventivos de Crisis in Argentina, are accelerating. In the first seven months of this year, authorities received as many requests as they did in all of 2025, based on a request for access to public information submitted by Perfil to the Human Capital Ministry. The mechanism employed … Read more
Private sector registered employment declined once more as the first half of 2026 came to a close. Labour ministry data indicates that monthly registered employment in the private sector experienced a decline of 0.1% in June, translating to approximately 6,261 fewer jobs compared to May. The year-over-year comparison of formal private-sector employment indicates a decline … Read more
Concerns regarding the potential effects of generative artificial intelligence on the labour market are prevalent across numerous nations. Argentina is not an outlier. Indeed, there are justifiable reasons for this apprehension. It is the Latin American nation with the highest degree of occupational exposure to GenAI, according to a recent study conducted by the Economic … Read more
The Milei administration has been asserting for several months that the purchasing power of Argentines is on the mend following the significant fiscal adjustment of 2024 — even going so far as to claim it has already exceeded the levels observed during Alberto Fernández’s presidency. That assertion relies on a particular metric: the registered private-sector … Read more
President Javier Milei has successfully reduced inflation and poverty levels in Argentina, while also eradicating the budget deficit. However, the nation’s labour market remains entrenched in the crisis that he was elected to address. For a second consecutive year, the South American economy is experiencing growth; however, there is a decline in employment within the … Read more
Argentina’s economy is at an unusual juncture. In contrast to numerous previous periods in the nation’s recent past, the fluctuations of the U.S. dollar — historically the primary focus of economic discourse — have shifted away from being the focal point of current discussions. Inflation is not either. Although it remains elevated relative to the … Read more
Argentina’s economy is beginning to exhibit a more organised macroeconomic framework; however, this enhancement has yet to manifest in a definitive rebound within the labour market. Unemployment levels have remained largely unchanged compared to a year ago; however, concerning indicators are emerging, such as the rise in informal employment, which now impacts 44.4 percent of … Read more
Argentina’s unemployment rate increased to 7.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, as reported. This marks a modest rise from 7.5 percent in the last quarter of the previous year, yet remains slightly lower than the 7.9 percent observed in the corresponding period of 2025. The figures, drawn from INDEC’s Permanent Household Survey (Encuesta … Read more
