INDEC Q4 2025 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RELEASE
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METADATA
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Event ID: 412353
Title: Unemployment Rate - Argentina
Country: AR
Period: Q4 2025 (October-December)
Reference Date: 2025-12-31
Release Date: 2026-03-18 19:00 UTC
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)
Source URL: https://www.indec.gob.ar/

DATA RELEASED
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Actual (Q4 2025): 7.5%
Previous (Q3 2025): 6.6%
Forecast (Consensus): 6.3%

DETAILED BREAKDOWN
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National Unemployment Rate: 7.5%

By Gender:
- Women: 8.1%
- Men: 7.0%

By Region:
- Greater Buenos Aires: 8.6%
- Pampeana Region: 7.7%

Employment Rate: 45.0% (down from 45.4% in Q3 2025)
Labor Force Participation Rate: 48.6% (stable vs. Q3 2025)

Education Level Among Unemployed:
- Secondary education or less: 66.8%
- Some tertiary or university: 33.2%

Job Search Duration:
- Up to 12 months: 69.9%
- More than one year: 30.1%

CONTEXT
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The unemployment rate rose significantly from Q3 2025 (6.6%) to Q4 2025 (7.5%), marking a reversal of the downward trend seen in the previous quarter. The Q3 figure was the lowest since Q4 2024. The Q4 rise reflects increasing labor market challenges in Argentina, with particular impacts on women (8.1% vs. 7.0% for men).

Geographically, Greater Buenos Aires was the hardest hit at 8.6% unemployment, followed by the Pampeana region at 7.7%.

SURVEY METHODOLOGY
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Survey: Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) / Permanent Household Survey
Coverage: 31 urban agglomerations in Argentina
Coverage of Total Population: Approximately 29%
Sample Size: ~20,000 households
Frequency: Quarterly
Deseasonalization: Series are seasonally adjusted using X-13 ARIMA methodology
Sampling Error: ±0.3-0.5 percentage points (95% confidence level)
Comparable Historical Data: Available since Q4 2024 and earlier periods

CONTEXT AND NOTES
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The INDEC is Argentina's official national statistics agency. The EPH is the standard labor force survey used to measure employment, unemployment, and related indicators. Data is comparable across quarters and years using the standardized ILO methodology.

The Q4 2025 release marks the fourth and final quarterly release for the year 2025, providing a comprehensive view of Argentina's labor market conditions at year-end.