Reported wages in both the public and private sectors represent some of the most adversely affected indicators since the inauguration of President Javier Milei. Official figures indicate that wages have decreased by 8.2% since November 2023, although there has been a 1.1% recovery over the past three months. This gap is even wider when employing … 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
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 workforce has been evolving over the past two years: a decline in the number of young individuals entering the job market, coupled with an increase in retirees returning to work to supplement their income. The trend, as detailed by the Instituto Argentina Grande in its recent report, is progressing at two distinct speeds. The … Read more
The evident decline in Argentine salaries is a trend that has been in place prior to President Javier Milei’s administration. It is important to highlight that wages experienced a more pronounced decrease during the final year of the Alberto Fernández administration (2023) and the initial years of the libertarian government. A recent report indicates that … Read more
According to a recent study, approximately 84.8 percent of individuals in the lowest income quintile, which represents the bottom 20 percent of earners, are engaged in insecure employment in Argentina. This indicates that roughly eight out of ten workers in this group are in precarious job situations. UBA’s study, utilizing official household survey data from … Read more
