Work & Labour in Argentina

991 indicators covering work & labour for Argentina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6477 2014 unchanged 62nd
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57.63 2025 up 4.6% 44th
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 14,474 2025 up 21.5% 18th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 3,202 2024 down 55.1% 9th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8,788 2025 up 8.1% 15th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 79.72 2025 up 5.7% 42nd
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 84.15 2025 up 5.9% 42nd
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 5.27 2025 up 4.0% 26th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 1.77 0-6 scale 2025 up 5.0% 25th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 1.77 0-6 scale 2025 up 5.0% 25th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 1.62 0-6 scale 2025 down 31.6% 22nd
Informal employment 7,081 2025 up 35.1% 17th
Informal employment rate 52.82 2025 up 11.3% 35th
Employment outside the formal sector 6,913 2025 up 35.5% 17th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 51.57 2025 up 11.7% 25th
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.38 2025 up 1.5% 25th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,068 2025 up 23.3% 15th
Average hourly earnings of employees 6,633 2025 up 16,079.1% 7th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 3.02 2024 down 36.3% 31st
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 76.64 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 3.5% 23rd
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 82.13 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 2.6% 27th
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 6.68 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2023 down 10.7% 18th
Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 0.78 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 32.2% 21st
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 697.65 2025 down 22.9% 14th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 15.21 2025 down 22.7% 27th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 3,202 2024 down 31.5% 7th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 3.02 2024 down 36.4% 37th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 51.3% 2024 up 7.2% 38th
Share of male workers in informal employment 51.3% 2024 up 7.2% 38th
Share of workers in informal employment 51.6% 2024 up 8.7% 36th
Share of female workers in informal employment 51.9% 2024 up 10.7% 33rd
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 51.6% 2024 up 8.7% 36th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 51.6% 2024 up 8.7% 40th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 31.49 2025 down 1.5% 68th
Workers in the reference group 10,182 2024 up 13.1% 18th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 31.49 2025 down 1.6% 67th
Gender wage gap 5.43 2025 up 1,265.9% 39th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 38.38 2025 down 2.5% 34th
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,855 2025 up 18.9% 18th
Dentists — Health and social employment 1.08 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 unchanged 16th
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 2.5 Factor of decile 1 2024 up 7.1% 1st
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 13,406 2025 up 21.4% 25th
Employees 9,669 2025 up 14.6% 20th
Public sector employees 2,123 2025 up 11.7% 18th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 1.13 million 2025 up 13,918.0% 7th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 1.13 million 2025 up 13,918.0% 7th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 5.9% 2024 up 1,374.9% 37th
Gender wage gap 5.9% 2024 up 1,374.9% 37th
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 5.9% 2024 up 1,374.9% 37th
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 5.9% 2024 up 1,374.9% 37th
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 5.9% 2024 up 1,374.9% 37th
Gender wage gap 10 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2024 down 30.0% 16th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 16.03 2025 up 14.1% 4th
Pharmacists — Health and social employment 0.58 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 down 1.7% 22nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 36.57 2025 down 5.6% 58th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 36.91 2025 down 4.4% 59th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 6,633 2025 up 16,077.9% 8th
Average hourly earnings of employees 6,633 2025 up 16,079.1% 6th
Average hourly earnings of employees 6,633 2025 up 16,079.1% 6th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.377 2025 up 6.5% 30th