Overview

• Buenos Aires Province unemployment climbed to 9.3% in Q1 2025, marking a 1.4 percentage point increase from the prior quarter and outpacing the national rate of 7.9%.
• Self-employment expanded to 23.5%, while total informal employment reached 42%, reflecting a shift away from stable salaried positions.
• Labour force participation fell to 48.4% following a 0.4 point quarterly drop, highlighting weakened workforce engagement despite marginal gains in the 44.4% employment rate.
• Greater Buenos Aires recorded the highest jobless rate at 9.7%; Mar del Plata and Bahía Blanca posted lower figures of 6% and 4.8% respectively.
• Unemployment in construction rose by 1.3 percentage points and domestic services by 0.4 points, underscoring sector-specific shocks.