The national unemployment rate was 7.6% in the second quarter, but in the conurbano it reached 9.8% and in Chaco reached the record of 10.3%. Córdoba and San Nicolás also registered critical levels, while the northwest showed the lowest unemployment in the country.
The latest INDEC report revealed that the national unemployment rate reached the 7.6% in the second quarter of 2025but the numbers hide strong disparities according to the region and the size of urban agglomerates.
He Buenos Aires Conurbano showed the highest unemployment rate, with 9.8% of its economically active population without employmentwhich is equivalent to almost a million people. If the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (AMBA) is taken as a whole – including CABA – unemployment was 8.7%. Within the city of Buenos Aires, on the other hand, the indicator fell to 4.3%, showing a marked contrast between the capital and its periphery.
The report also stressed that at the AMB other work indicators were more unfavorable than the national average: the employment rate was 42.9% and the Subocupation reached 12.6%reflecting that there are not only more unemployed but also more people who work less hours than they would like.
The Pampas region It was located as the second with the greatest unemployment, with an average of 7.4%. There the Critical case of San Nicolás – Villa Constitutionwhere the unemployment was 9.3%. This area concentrates important industrial plants, including Acindarwhich faces massive suspensions for the fall in production.
In Great Córdobaanother industrial pole, the unemployment reached 8.9%, which worries about its impact on one of the country’s main labor markets.
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He Northeast (NEA) It showed an average rate of 6.7%, less than the national average, but with a black point: Great resistance registered the largest unemployment in the country, with 10.3%even surpassing Buenos Aires. The persistence of this level of unemployment reflects the structural difficulty of the province to generate formal private employment.
In the Patagoniathe average rate was 4.7%, one of the lowest in the country. However, Ushuaia – Río Grande differed with 8.3%affected by the brake in the industrial regime and the suspensions in electronics companies. Other cities like Gallegos River and Rawson – Trelew They showed unemployment around 6.3%, above the regional average.
Northwest: the region with the lowest unemployment
He Northwest (Noa) It was the region with the lowest unemployment rate, also with 4.7%. Even so, in Salta The figure reached 6%, which places it above the regional average.
Smaller cities, less unemployment
An additional fact is that the unemployment was lower in agglomerates of less than 500,000 inhabitants (5.5%)while in the largest urban centers it exceeded 8%. This confirms that the big cities, unlike what is believed, concentrate the biggest employment problems.
Source: Ambito
