Overview

• INDEC reported unemployment at 7.6% in Q2 2025—about 1.7 million people—down 0.3 points from Q1 and unchanged from a year earlier.
• La informalidad laboral alcanzó al 43.2% de los ocupados, con subocupación en 11.6% y una presión total sobre el mercado de trabajo de 30.5%.
• Women faced higher unemployment than men (8.5% vs 6.8%), and youth rates remained significantly above adult levels, according to the EPH.
• Hotspots included Gran Resistencia (10.3%), Partidos del Gran Buenos Aires (9.8%), San Nicolás–Villa Constitución (9.3%) y Gran Córdoba (8.9%); CABA marcó 7.7% según IDECBA.
• Economists say a stalled economy and financial stress—after a Q2 GDP slip of 0.1% and weakness in industry and construction—are likely to push further informalization and could lift unemployment in Q3.