Work & Labour in Argentina

991 indicators covering work & labour for Argentina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Part time employment, female 55.4% 2025 up 2.8% 15th
Part time employment, male 30.5% 2025 up 25.1% 24th
Part time employment, total 41.5% 2025 up 13.1% 18th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 148 Co-inventions 2023 down 28.8% 43rd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 51.0% 2025 down 13.7% 67th
Annual working hours per worker 1,612 hours per worker 2023 down 6.6% 104th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,612 hours per worker 2023 down 6.6% 104th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 10.6% 2024 down 18.9% 74th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 1.7% 2024 down 76.8% 171st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,612 hours per worker 2023 down 6.6% 104th
Incidence of part-time employment 41.26 2025 up 13.0% 22nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,128 2025 down 16.4% 39th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 16.9 2025 down 17.3% 60th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 697.65 2025 down 22.9% 35th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 15.21 2025 down 22.7% 59th
Employees 9,669 2025 up 14.6% 29th
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 13,509 Persons 2023 up 18.0% 20th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 1,633 2003 up 53.8% 7th
Number of strikes and lockouts 614 2024 down 54.1% 7th
Incidence of unemployment by duration 25.52 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 down 5.5% 14th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 36.57 2025 down 5.6% 77th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 36.91 2025 down 4.4% 78th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 512.02 2025 up 7.2% 18th
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 1,709 2024 up 17.2% 4th
Gender share of part-time employment 66.86 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 1.9% 18th
Full-time and part-time employment 9,964 Persons 2023 up 17.8% 17th
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 9,964 Persons 2023 up 17.8% 17th
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 74.54 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 down 0.5% 32nd
Youth employees 2,330 2025 down 4.6% 27th
Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 6.18 million 2024 down 44.0% 2nd
Average monthly earnings of employees 1.01 million 2025 up 15,486.1% 8th
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on 74.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 down 0.4% 36th
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition 9,966 Persons 2023 up 17.8% 17th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1.01 million 2025 up 15,486.1% 7th
Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 10.67 million 2024 down 28.0% 4th
Long usual weekly working hours — Employment 2,257 Persons 2023 up 9.3% 11th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 35.54 million Persons 2023 up 13.0% 15th
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked — Share of 16.89 Percentage of workers in the same age, sex and employment status 2023 down 7.7% 5th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.394 2025 up 7.9% 25th
Median monthly earnings of employees 800,000 2025 up 14,185.7% 7th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 10.6% 2024 down 18.9% 69th
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 34.1% 2025 down 11.8% 56th
Median monthly earnings of employees 800,000 2025 up 14,185.7% 7th
Median monthly earnings of employees 800,000 2025 up 14,185.7% 7th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 3.98 2024 up 121.1% 51st
Own-account workers, total 20.3% 2016 up 5.0% 109th
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job 38.14 Hours per week per person 2023 down 1.1% 17th
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 87.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 down 2.1% 22nd
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 12.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 18.4% 16th
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 38.96 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 5.4% 32nd
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,123 2025 up 11.7% 22nd
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 18.61 2025 up 11.5% 6th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,625 2025 up 44.9% 7th
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 12.12 2025 up 19.4% 3rd
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.5531 2014 unchanged 85th
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.4909 2014 unchanged 75th
Labor market, Overall 0.5293 2014 unchanged 81st
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7667 2014 unchanged 51st
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4838 2014 unchanged 60th