Argentina - Labor Force





Argentina: Labor Force

Mnemonic LBF.IARG
Unit #, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Quarterly 0.92 %
Data 2023 Q4 14,339,987
2023 Q3 14,209,863

Series Information

Source National Institute of Statistics and Censuses of the Argentine Republic (INDEC)
Release Permanent Household Survey
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 3/31/1982
End Date 12/31/2023

Argentina: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Wage & Salaries Jan 2024 2,734 2,348 Index Oct2016=100, NSA Monthly
Labor Force 2023 Q4 14,339,987 14,209,863 #, NSA Quarterly
Primary Industries Employment 2023 Q4 17,584,435,572 10,474,571,174 Ths. ARS, NSAAR Quarterly
Total Employment 2023 Q4 13,517,937 13,396,202 #, NSA Quarterly
Unemployment 2023 Q4 822,050 813,661 #, NSA Quarterly
Unemployment Rate 2023 Q4 5.7 5.73 %, NSA Quarterly
Agriculture Employment 2017 107,868 108,766 # Annual

Release Information

For Argentina, the Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH) (Permanent Household Survey) collects specific demographic data from households in urban areas such as: age, gender, marriage status, employment, education, and income level and is permanent. The survey is multi-purpose in that it includes the computation of (EAP) Economically Active Population which is all of the individuals who work to create goods/services.

Population by age:

  • Age spectrum: 0 to 9, 10 to 14, ..., 60 to 69, 70 and older
  • Measurement: Unitary count (#)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted  (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start date: Uniformly 2004Q1

Labor force status:

  • Measurement: Unitary count (#)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted  (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start date: Uniformly 2004Q1

Employment by industry:

  • Industry classification: ISIC Rev. 3
  • Measurement: Unitary count (#)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted  (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start date: As early as 2004Q1 

Geo coverage:

  • National proxy (agglomeration of 31 urban areas)
  • Related to the national capital:
    • IARG_BAC  = City of Buenos Aires
    • IARG_BA24 = 24 suburban districts surrounding the city of Buenos Aires
    • IARG_GBA  = Greater Buenos Aires

EAP includes the summation of people 10 or older in age with individuals part of the workforce who are currently unemployed. Also includes people who have worked a minimum of one hour and have received pay. Includs people who currently have the "employed" status but have not been working for that specific reference time frame ex: leave of absence because of disease-related issues, suspended employee without pay, and any weather-related catastrophes.

Moody's Analytics supplements

For "employment, urban areas, all industries" we back-extend by 20 years, and construct an SA supplement.

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