Overview
- Argentina lost about 98,800 registered private‑sector jobs between November 2023 and May 2025, according to CEPA and IAG analyses of official registries.
- Construction accounted for the largest decline with 59,750 jobs lost, or 60.5% of the total drop, while manufacturing shed roughly 33,100 jobs, a 2.8% contraction.
- The heaviest regional damage includes declines above 5% in Chaco, Misiones, Formosa, Catamarca, Santiago del Estero, La Rioja, Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, and Buenos Aires province recorded the largest absolute loss with 33,156 positions.
- Only a few provinces posted gains—led by Neuquén (+6,151), with Mendoza, Tucumán, Río Negro and Corrientes also growing—highlighting a geographically uneven labor picture.
- Job creation was concentrated in a handful of sectors—commerce (+27,022), agriculture (+10,338) and fishing (+1,312)—as the government touts RIGI‑driven investments that critics say generate limited formal employment.