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.
THIRST FOR DOLLARS Inflation at 100% has Argentines demanding pay in US dollars 23-08-2023 14:12 The use of the dollar, while hardly new in Argentina, is exploding across the country today as inflation soars and destroys the value of the peso.
EDUCATION School dropouts: the pandemic which does not end 04-08-2023 06:12 According to estimates, between 350,000 and 700,000 students left school in 2021. Whether through lack of funds, the pressures of child labour or other challenges, only 10% of Argentina’s pupils end their secondary schooling on time. To tackle the problem, football stars are joining a campaign to challenge the school dropout problem, an issue aggravated by the Covid-19 pandemic. by Sabrina Chemen
EDUCATION Lack of classroom days behind drive to private schooling, says polling 03-08-2023 06:15 New survey provides X-ray of Argentina’s education system and reveals teacher strikes are among, main motives for those choosing private education. Women, especially those with lower purchasing-power and living in Greater Buenos Aires, are the most concerned about lost days of classes, with the school syllabus one of the biggest worries. by Sabrina Chemen
NEW REPORT Report: Public employment up 34% in Argentina since 2011, private only 3% 05-07-2023 12:32 New report by IERAL, business school of the Fundación Mediterránea think tank, shows a massive imbalance between the growth of public and private sector jobs in Argentina. Only province in which private-sector jobs grew faster was Neuquén, thanks to Vaca Muerta. Córdoba recruited the fewest state employees.
PROTESTS IN CAPITAL Thousands march for jobs, wages and against poverty 17-05-2023 23:11 Demonstrators turn out in large numbers for 'Marcha Federal Piquetera,' setting up camp in Buenos Aires as they press government for greater social assistance, improved wages and more jobs.
Ben Goertzel interview Expert: AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years' 08-05-2023 22:26 Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming year, predicts US-Brazilian researcher and AI guru Ben Goertzel.
TOP COMPANIES 2023 Mercado Libre heads list of top 25 firms to work for in Argentina 24-04-2023 16:06 According to the ranking prepared by LinkedIn, the top 25 companies to progress your professional career include Mercado Libre, JP Morgan, Chase & Co and Dow. by Gabriela Maidana
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina now has almost 2.9 million self-employed tax-payers 08-03-2023 22:52 Registered wage labour accounts for 10,187,000 people in total (including the private and public sectors and domestic service), according to the Labour Ministry.
EMPLOYMENT & JOBS Eight million Argentines of working age are jobless, says report 16-02-2023 14:54 A private report prepared by Fundación Éforo underlines high number of people who neither have nor seek employment, despite being of age.
Bloomberg Most of Argentina’s poor kids have at least one working parent 15-02-2023 23:20 In the first half of last year, 9 out of 10 children living in "monetary poverty" in Argentina came from households where at least one person had a job, according to a new UNICEF report.
SURVEY Poll: Almost 7 in 10 Argentines are unhappy with their jobs 17-01-2023 17:14 New survey by the Bumeran job portal shows that people living in Argentina are among the most dissatisfied workers in the region; 67% are unhappy with their jobs and 61% think their pay isn't enough.
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT Study: Only a third of secondary school graduates land quality jobs 12-10-2022 22:10 Percentage shrinks to nine for those who do not finish schooling; Study, carried out by the Observatorio de Argentinos por la Educación and CIPPEC, also shows lower female access to quality jobs. by Santiago Rojas
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Unemployment dropped to 6.9% in second quarter, says INDEC 22-09-2022 18:38 Unemployment fell to 6.9% in the second quarter from 9.6% in the same period last year, according to official data, in large part due to the coronavirus pandemic.
NEW MEASURES Argentina seeks to shift all-cash workers into payroll jobs 30-08-2022 15:06 Policy aims to target welfare recipients who opt for informal, all-cash jobs to avoid losing government benefits and persuade them to stay in the system.
iPod RIP The end of the iPod: How Apple's now discontinued music player transformed an industry 11-05-2022 13:18 Apple on Tuesday put out word it is no longer making iPods, the trend-setting MP3 players that transformed how people get music and gave rise to the iPhone.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS INDEC: Unemployment dropped to 7% in fourth quarter of 2021 24-03-2022 15:54 National statistics bureau reports lowest joblessness rate since 2016 and highest employment rate in five years.
WORK & CULTURE Latin America's IT brain drain a regional challenge 23-03-2022 14:45 In Latin America, like elsewhere, demand for software engineers, developers and programmers has exploded. But companies face an "enormous" deficit in skilled IT professionals, according to experts.
BLOOMBERG Latin American unicorns are helping drive a regional hiring boom 10-02-2022 15:41 The number of tech, remote firms hiring more than tripled; Argentina, Brazil and Mexico attract the most new hires.
ECONOMIC INDICATORS Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in third quarter 21-12-2021 18:43 Year-on-year unemployment in Argentina fell by 3.5 percentage points in the third quarter of 2021 to 8.2 percent, according to official data.