Work & Labour in Argentina

991 indicators covering work & labour for Argentina.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Median hourly earnings of employees 5,192 2025 up 15,328.5% 6th
Median hourly earnings of employees 5,192 2025 up 15,328.5% 6th
Median hourly earnings of employees 5,192 2025 up 15,328.5% 6th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 25.49 2025 down 1.5% 62nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 25.57 2025 down 1.5% 62nd
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,226 2025 up 47.3% 17th
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 72.9% 2011 down 0.1% 8th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 87.2% 2024 up 72.9% 51st
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 69.2% 2024 up 38.6% 49th
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 61.6 2025 up 16.3% 27th
Nurses — Health and social employment 6.34 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2023 up 26.0% 22nd
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 8,100 2025 up 14,294.7% 6th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 8,100 2025 up 14,294.7% 6th
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 449 2024 down 49.0% 3rd
Number of labour inspection visits 162,673 2024 down 7.4% 6th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 18.9% 2021 up 13.2% 41st
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -6.02 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 up 57.5% 19th
Number of labour inspectors 340 2024 down 13.0% 25th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 34.29 2025 down 6.0% 52nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 35.64 2025 down 5.5% 50th
Trade union density rate 27.7 2014 down 25.1% 23rd
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 42.6 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 up 16.6% 5th
Labour inspection visits per inspector 478 2024 up 6.4% 3rd
Average monthly earnings of care employees 754,693 2025 up 14,561.0% 7th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 754,693 2025 up 14,561.0% 7th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 14.3% 2021 up 191.8% 61st
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 42nd
Public sector employment 2,123 2025 up 11.7% 10th
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.25 2024 down 28.6% 55th
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 55 2015 up 7.8% 20th
Midwives — Health and social employment 14.01 Per 1 000 live births 2023 up 123.8% 22nd
Average hourly earnings of care employees 6,703 2025 up 15,002.5% 5th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 6,703 2025 up 15,002.5% 5th
Informal care employment 1,184 2025 up 21.3% 8th
Informal care employment rate 41.46 2025 up 2.0% 20th
Care employment outside the formal sector 1,116 2025 up 21.6% 7th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 39.09 2025 up 2.3% 10th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1.01 million 2025 up 15,486.1% 6th
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7,081 2025 up 35.1% 15th
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 52.82 2025 up 11.3% 30th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 6,913 2025 up 35.5% 15th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 51.57 2025 up 11.7% 21st
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 1.37 million 2025 up 14,654.9% 6th
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 1.37 million 2025 up 14,654.9% 6th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 3.02 2024 down 36.3% 39th
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 794,238 2024 down 6.3% 14th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 865 2024 up 313.9% 7th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 1.89 2024 up 285.7% 17th
Average monthly earnings of employees 1.01 million 2025 up 15,486.1% 5th
Care employment 2,855 2025 up 18.9% 8th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 3,202 2024 down 31.5% 8th
Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 950,844 2025 up 14,475.6% 5th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 8,974 2025 up 15,762.9% 5th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 8,974 2025 up 15,762.9% 5th
Informal employment in STEM occupations 508.44 2025 up 88.1% 5th
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 41.47 2025 up 27.7% 7th
Children in employment 47.61 2025 down 9.2% 20th
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 481.48 2025 up 93.2% 4th
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 39.27 2025 up 31.2% 2nd