Overview
- Official INDEC data show the national payroll fell by 59,688 positions, a 17.5% decline, to 281,785 posts by November 2025.
- Decree 934/2025 extends the public hiring freeze with narrow exceptions and requires two prior separations for each permitted hire.
- In proportional terms the centralized administration contracted the most at 28.8% (about 15,780 fewer posts), while state firms absorbed the largest absolute cuts.
- State companies saw major reductions including Correo Argentino (-5,191 jobs, 30.8%), Operadora Ferroviaria (-3,504), Banco Nación (-2,010) and Aerolíneas Argentinas (-1,913).
- Agency closures advanced the retrenchment as ENOHSA and INADI were dissolved with functions folded into ministries, and congressional budget data show real declines in public wage outlays across all branches.