News of unemployment

Unemployment in Argentina affected 7.6% in Q2

20-09-2024 09:41 Report by INDEC national statistics bureau shows joblessness stayed in line with 7.7% recorded in first quarter, but rate is up from 6.2% seen in second quarter of 2023.

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Report: Argentina has lost 142,000 jobs since last October

31-08-2024 06:06 While some regions manage to stay afloat thanks to investment in key sectors, others are in a deep crisis due to the fall of consumption.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

10,000 firms closed, 265,000 registered jobs lost since November

26-08-2024 16:21 Larger firms with more than 500 workers suffered the most and were responsible for the majority of lay-offs, says CEPA report.

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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

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

INDEC reports 5.1% Q1 slump in GDP, unemployment on rise

24-06-2024 20:58 Argentina's economy contracted by 5.1% in first quarter, says INDEC; Unemployment hit 7.7% as Milei government’s austerity measures began to kick in.

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Latin America’s biggest economies see unemployment tick down

30-11-2023 13:42 Unemployment rates in Brazil and Mexico fell in October, as strong labour markets underpin the outperformance of Latin America’s largest economies.

UNEMPLOYMENT

Government confirms 20,000-peso bonus for unemployed

26-09-2023 15:53 Argentina's government has confirmed a one-off 20,000-peso bonus for around 1.5 million registered unemployed workers.

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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.

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Poverty in Argentina rises, hurting economy before election

30-03-2023 17:19 About 39.2% of Argentines were living in poverty in the second half of last year, up from the previous level of 36.5%, according to government data published Thursday.