Argentina’s unemployment rate rose to 7.9% in the second quarter of 2026 from 7.8% in the previous quarter. The employment rate increased to 45.0% from 44.8%, while labor force participation (the share working or seeking work) reached 48.9% from 48.6%. Unemployment was highest in the Pampas region at 9.7%, followed by Greater Buenos Aires at 8.2%. Women recorded an 8.4% jobless rate, compared with 7.5% for men. Among people aged 14 to 29, unemployment reached 17.1% for women and 14.1% for men. By education level, people with completed secondary education accounted for the largest share of unemployment, at 2.8% of the labor force. Separately, 2.4% of the labor force had been seeking work for more than a year, while unemployment in urban areas outside Greater Buenos Aires rose from 6.8% to 7.6%.