In 2024 there was a fall in employed workers and an increase in unemployed, suboccupation growth and a strong increase in Argentines seeking employment. At the other extreme, an increase in accounting accounts is observed.
In a year marked by the recession and the Public jobs chainsawthe data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC) They exposed the strong deterioration that the labor market suffered throughout the country. This negative indicator arises from A fall in employed workers, an increase in the number of unemployed, a suboccupation growth and a strong increase in Argentines looking for employment. At the other extreme, there is an increase in accounts, which are more unstable and precarious works.
This INDEC report responds to a more complete measurement, since it includes the “Urban Total” which incorporates into the usual measurement of 31 urban agglomerates, the localities of 2,000 and more inhabitants.
Of 19,227,000 busy people In the third quarter of 2023, a year later they reduced to 18,973,000. This implies that they were destroyed 254,000 jobs. However, within the employed population, the Subocupados, who are the ones who work less hours and increased in 168,000 people.
The unemployment dropped from 6.9%according to the measurement only on the 31 most important agglomerates in the country, to the 6.4% of the urban totalalthough this data contrasts with the 5.4% of the urban total one year ago. Extrapolated to the whole society, it implies that there are 3,014,400 people without employment.
Almost 4 of 10 workers do not have labor rights
The number of salaries went from 13,849,000 in the third quarter of 2023 to 13,527,000, that is, they were observed 322,000 Employees less than one year to the other. In addition, of that total, a 37.1% They work “without a retirement discount.” This is some 5,000,000. Almost 4 out of 10 employees do not have labor rights, which implies that they do not have pension contributions and have salaries lower than those registered. According to Indec, these workers, on average, earn 40% less than those registered.
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Among the unoccupied that look for a job and occupied which are also willing to change jobs “Labor demand pressure” Totaliza 4,686,000 people before a more than scarce offer.
Disaggregated by provinces
Half of the occupied They concentrate on the Buenos Aires City with 1,576,000, while in the province of Buenos Aires There are about 7,772,000. Although they also include 60% of the unemployed, about 73,000 in CABA and about 700,000 Buenos Aires. This phenomenon occurs because it is the most populated provinces.
The provinces that have more occupied plaintiffs (16.7% of the PEA) stand out Tucumán (29.9%); Cordova (24.1%); Jujuy (23.7%); Catamarca (22.6%); Rioja (21.3%) and San Juan (21.2%).
Source: Ambito
