Argentina’s unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025, up from 6.6% in the previous period. Joblessness stood at 8.1% for women and 7.0% for men. Regionally, unemployment was highest in Greater Buenos Aires (8.6%) and the Pampeana region (7.7%). Among the unemployed, 66.8% had completed at most secondary education, while 33.2% had some tertiary or university education. Regarding job-search duration, 69.9% had been seeking work for up to 12 months, while 30.1% had been unemployed for more than one year. Meanwhile, the employment rate edged down to 45.0% from 45.4%, while the labor force participation rate remained stable at 48.6%. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
Unemployment Rate in Argentina increased to 7.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 6.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Argentina averaged 9.04 percent from 2002 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 20.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2002 and a record low of 5.70 percent in the third quarter of 2023. This page provides - Argentina Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Argentina Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Argentina increased to 7.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 6.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Argentina is expected to be 7.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.70 percent in 2027 and 6.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.