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Argentina Unemployment Rate

QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode AR.UNEMP.Q.NSA

Latest7.9%Q2 2026
Previous7.8%Q1 2026
Year ago7.6%Q2 2025

Argentina Unemployment Rate was 7.9% in Q2 2026, up 0.1 percentage points from Q1 2026 and up 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier.

That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.

Among the 53 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 10th highest.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 5.7% (Q4 2023) to 13.1% (Q2 2020), averaging 8.3%.

Argentina Unemployment Rate (%), Q1 2003 – Q2 20265%10%15%20%20052010201520202025Robomacro
Argentina Unemployment Rate (%), Q1 2003 – Q2 2026. Source: INDEC.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 20267.9%
Q1 20267.8%
Q4 20257.5%
Q3 20256.6%
Q2 20257.6%
Q1 20257.9%
Q4 20246.4%
Q3 20246.9%
Q2 20247.6%
Q1 20247.7%
Q4 20235.7%
Q3 20235.7%
Q2 20236.2%
Q1 20236.9%
Q4 20226.3%
Q3 20227.1%
Q2 20226.9%
Q1 20227.0%
Q4 20217.0%
Q3 20218.2%
Q2 20219.6%
Q1 202110.2%
Q4 202011.0%
Q3 202011.7%

Last 24 observations. The full history (92 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 2003
Observations92
FrequencyQuarterly
Units%
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high13.1% (Q2 2020)
10-year low5.7% (Q4 2023)
10-year average8.3%
Source agencyINDEC
Makrognosis codeAR.UNEMP.Q.NSA

Unemployment Rate: how Argentina compares

#EconomyPeriodLatest
1South AfricaQ3 202633.7%
2FinlandQ3 202611.0%
3North MacedoniaQ3 202610.7%
4SpainQ3 202610.3%
5ChileQ3 20269.8%
6SwedenQ3 20268.6%
7FranceQ3 20268.5%
8TurkeyQ3 20268.4%
9EstoniaQ3 20268.0%
10ArgentinaQ2 20267.9%
11GreeceQ3 20267.6%
12LuxembourgQ3 20267.3%
13LatviaQ3 20267.3%
14CanadaQ4 20266.7%
15AustriaQ3 20266.3%
16ItalyQ3 20266.3%

Unemployment Rate by country: all 53 economies ranked →

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FAQ

What is the current unemployment Rate in Argentina?
The latest reading is 7.9% for Q2 2026, published by INDEC.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from INDEC and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code AR.UNEMP.Q.NSA.

Last updated 2026-09-20. Source: INDEC. Original title: “Unemployment rate (EPH total / 31 agglomerates), quarterly percent”.