Argentina Unemployment rate (annual) in Argentina

INDEC · Anual · Importance 70

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 7.2% 2027: 6.9% 2028: 6.5% 2029: 6.5% 2030: 6.5% 2031: 6.5%
7.8% (Q1-26) ABS · % · Trimestral · CSV
Period%
Jan 2026 7.8%
Oct 2025 7.5%
Jul 2025 6.6%
Apr 2025 7.6%
Jan 2025 7.9%
Oct 2024 6.4%
Jul 2024 6.9%
Apr 2024 7.6%
Jan 2024 7.7%
Oct 2023 5.7%
Jul 2023 5.7%
Apr 2023 6.2%
Jan 2023 6.9%
Oct 2022 6.3%
Jul 2022 7.1%
Apr 2022 6.9%
Jan 2022 7.0%
Oct 2021 7.0%
Jul 2021 8.2%
Apr 2021 9.6%
Jan 2021 10.2%
Oct 2020 11.0%
Jul 2020 11.7%
Apr 2020 13.1%
Jan 2020 10.4%
Oct 2019 8.9%
Jul 2019 9.7%
Apr 2019 10.6%
Jan 2019 10.1%
Oct 2018 9.1%
Jul 2018 9.0%
Apr 2018 9.6%
Jan 2018 9.1%
Oct 2017 7.2%
Jul 2017 8.3%
Apr 2017 8.7%
Jan 2017 9.2%
Oct 2016 7.6%
Jul 2016 8.5%
Apr 2016 9.3%
Jul 2015 5.9%
Apr 2015 6.6%
Jan 2015 7.1%
Oct 2014 6.9%
Jul 2014 7.5%
Apr 2014 7.1%
Jan 2014 7.1%
Oct 2013 6.4%
Jul 2013 6.8%
Apr 2013 7.2%
Jan 2013 7.9%
Oct 2012 6.9%
Jul 2012 7.6%
Apr 2012 7.2%
Jan 2012 7.1%
Oct 2011 6.7%
Jul 2011 7.2%
Apr 2011 7.3%
Jan 2011 7.4%
Oct 2010 7.3%

About this indicator

SourceINDEC
FrequencyAnual
Release Publicación anual, referida al conjunto del ejercicio y sujeta a revisión.
What it isThe unemployment rate is the share of jobless people in the total labour force. It is the main gauge of Argentina's labour market and of the economy's ability to create jobs. It is published by INDEC from the Permanent Household Survey covering the main urban conurbations.
How it's calculatedINDEC derives it from the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) across a sample of urban conurbations, using ILO criteria: a person is unemployed if they are without work, available to work and actively seeking a job. It is released on a quarterly basis.
Market implicationsIts path reflects the impact of high inflation and economic adjustment on jobs. Amid sharp peso volatility, it is a key variable for gauging the social cost of the stabilisation policy and fiscal tightening.
LimitationsThe measurement is confined to urban conurbations and does not cover the whole country. A large informal economy and underemployment distort the reading, and survey data are subject to sampling error and revision.