News of jobs

Unemployment rises despite economic recovery, data shows

19-06-2025 22:19 Unemployment in Argentina rose to 7.9 percent in the first quarter of 2025, according to INDEC data.

Data shows 185,000 jobs lost in Milei’s first 12 months

06-02-2025 08:42 More than 185,000 formal jobs were lost in the first 12 months of President Javier Milei’s government, with official data indicating that the recovery has yet to arrive.

WAR ON THE STATE

Milei’s ‘chainsaw’ cut nearly 35,000 public-sector jobs in 2024

21-12-2024 05:07 Report by the Deregulation & State Transformation Ministry, headed by Milei ally Federico Sturzenegger, details 34,280 dismissals or contract terminations between December 2023 and October 2024, shrinking the state payroll by seven percent.

CUTBACKS AT STATE AIRLINE

Adorni: 1,500 jobs cut at Aerolíneas Argentinas in six months

04-09-2024 17:33 Milei administration has reduced the size of flagship carrier’s payroll by 13%, says presidential spokesperson.

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

President speaks

Milei compares himself to ‘The Terminator’ in interview

07-06-2024 17:40 President vows to cut another 50,000 state jobs as part of his sweeping austerity drive.

BUSINESS & INVESTMENT

Mercado Libre to recruit 18,000 more staff in Latin America this year

18-04-2024 16:25 Mercado Libre announced “the hiring of 18,000 people in the region, which will increase its payroll to over 76,000 by the end of 2024”, the company said in a press release.

POLITICS & ECONOMY

Milei to cut 70,000 state jobs, boasting of chainsaw austerity

26-03-2024 22:29 President plans to fire 70,000 government workers in the coming months, he confirms in speech to IEFA Latam Forum in Buenos Aires.

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