The Unemployment in the city climbed to 7.8% In the first quarter of 2025 in front of the 7.5% of the same period of last year, according to the Institute of Statistics and Census of the city (IDECBA). Although, in the intertrimestral variation unemployment rose 1.1 percentage points (pp – 6.7% vs. 7.8%).
When disaggregated by gender, the female rate rises until the 8.6% of the Economically active population (PEA) of womenin front of the masculine of 7.1%. While, the unemployment rate in the South zone marked 10.9% And it was placed above the total city (7.8%).
In the first quarter of 2025, the PEA represents the 62.5% of the 10 -year -old population (specific activity rate); A year ago, it was located in 62.2%. For its part, the Specific employment rate It is from 57.6%, equal to the same period of the previous year, while the Gross Employment Rate It is placed in 50.2%.
Of the employed population, 11.8% sought another works in the last 30 days and is available. In particular, Three out of ten people who have an occupation and are in the job search are in a condition of time suboccupation (30.9%).
The Time suboccupation ratewhich expresses the portion of the active population that works less than 35 hours per week for involuntary causes and is available to work more hours, is of 8.7%, 1.2 pp. Above the records of a year ago. The distribution of the suboccupied population is concentrated in the non -demanding group, that is, in that of people who do not actively seek an occupation of more hours, because they do not press in the labor market (61.5%).
One in four employees has no retirement discounts
He 74.5% of the employed population works in condition salaried, identical portion to that of the first quarter of 2024. While of the total employees, 74.6% have a retirement coverage. This implies that, one in four members of the salaried population (25.4%) Employers do not make retirement discounts.
He 71.9% of the wage population (Domestic service is excluded) It simultaneously has retirement discounts and all labor rights (vacations, bonus, days payments for illness, compensation for dismissal and discount for social work), while another 5.8% made discounts, but only access some rights derived from work. 14.8% of the total wage and wage earners have neither one nor the other and 7.5% only some right, without pension discounts.
Regarding the Distribution of the employed population By branch of activity it is concentrated in Services with the 74.9% of employment, followed by Trade, with 14.7% of the total. For its part, Industry and construction It involves the 9.6%.
This data shows a strong retraction after the paralysis of public works, the fall in industrial jobs and the simultaneous increase in jobs corresponding to services.
Source: Ambito
