Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina

Argentina: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.1%
Change on year
down 31.7%
World rank
56th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2001
All-time low
0.0%
in 1980
Years of data
36
1974–2021

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, 1974–2021

00.050.10.150.21974199720211974: 0.024 % of total labor force in working age1980: 0.022 % of total labor force in working age1982: 0.037 % of total labor force in working age1987: 0.051 % of total labor force in working age1988: 0.056 % of total labor force in working age1991: 0.053 % of total labor force in working age1992: 0.068 % of total labor force in working age1993: 0.094 % of total labor force in working age1994: 0.123 % of total labor force in working age1995: 0.169 % of total labor force in working age1996: 0.179 % of total labor force in working age1997: 0.142 % of total labor force in working age1998: 0.125 % of total labor force in working age1999: 0.14 % of total labor force in working age2000: 0.148 % of total labor force in working age2001: 0.185 % of total labor force in working age2002: 0.18 % of total labor force in working age2003: 0.155 % of total labor force in working age2004: 0.126 % of total labor force in working age2005: 0.107 % of total labor force in working age2006: 0.095 % of total labor force in working age2007: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2008: 0.078 % of total labor force in working age2009: 0.087 % of total labor force in working age2010: 0.076 % of total labor force in working age2011: 0.075 % of total labor force in working age2012: 0.074 % of total labor force in working age2013: 0.079 % of total labor force in working age2014: 0.072 % of total labor force in working age2015: 0.07 % of total labor force in working age2016: 0.083 % of total labor force in working age2017: 0.08 % of total labor force in working age2018: 0.094 % of total labor force in working age2019: 0.095 % of total labor force in working age2020: 0.116 % of total labor force in working age2021: 0.079 % of total labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2021, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina stood at 0.1%.

The figure is down 31.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina peaked at 0.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1980.

That places Argentina 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age) in Argentina, 1974 to 2021.
Year % of total labor force in working age Change
1974 0.0%
1980 0.0% -6.9%
1982 0.0% +66.5%
1987 0.1% +36.9%
1988 0.1% +10.4%
1991 0.1% -5.7%
1992 0.1% +28.6%
1993 0.1% +38.3%
1994 0.1% +30.8%
1995 0.2% +37.0%
1996 0.2% +6.0%
1997 0.1% -20.5%
1998 0.1% -12.0%
1999 0.1% +11.9%
2000 0.1% +5.9%
2001 0.2% +24.9%
2002 0.2% -2.8%
2003 0.2% -14.2%
2004 0.1% -18.7%
2005 0.1% -14.9%
2006 0.1% -11.5%
2007 0.1% -21.1%
2008 0.1% +5.0%
2009 0.1% +10.4%
2010 0.1% -11.8%
2011 0.1% -1.8%
2012 0.1% -1.2%
2013 0.1% +6.2%
2014 0.1% -8.0%
2015 0.1% -3.9%
2016 0.1% +20.0%
2017 0.1% -4.7%
2018 0.1% +18.6%
2019 0.1% +1.0%
2020 0.1% +21.8%
2021 0.1% -31.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 4
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total in Argentina was 0.1% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1980.
How does Argentina rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total?
Argentina ranks 56th out of 111 countries with data for 2021.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, total (% of total labor force in working age)
Unit
% of total labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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