New Polls Put Corruption First for Voters and Show Broad Disapproval of Milei

Overview

• Two nationwide surveys report that 65.3% rate President Javier Milei’s performance as bad and 33% view it positively, with corruption cited by 38.5% as the country’s top problem.
• Concern about graft has climbed about 10 points since January, a shift pollsters link to recent cases known as $Libra and ANDIS and scrutiny of Cabinet chief Manuel Adorni’s assets.
• A separate Atlas Intel poll published by Clarín finds 58% expect the labor market to worsen over the next six months and 33% expect improvement.
• Labor indicators show strain: unemployment rose from 5.7% to 7.5% by late 2025, more than 200,000 jobs were lost including about 70,000 in the public sector, informality affects roughly 43% of workers, and multi‑jobbing reached a record 12.2%.
• The government is pushing labor reform to lower hiring costs and spur formal jobs, yet weak activity clouds its impact as energy and mining add few positions and manufacturing has shed about 80,000 roles.