{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ar-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-employment-rate/","title":"Argentina Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Argentina's Employment Rate: 57.5 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Argentina","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Argentina","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Argentina Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=AR"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Argentina"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Argentina (2025)","value":"57.5","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Argentina Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":56.707},{"period":"1992","value":56.855},{"period":"1993","value":55.284},{"period":"1994","value":54.716},{"period":"1995","value":49.947},{"period":"1996","value":51.392},{"period":"1997","value":53.474},{"period":"1998","value":55.104},{"period":"1999","value":53.755},{"period":"2000","value":52.968},{"period":"2001","value":50.973},{"period":"2002","value":48.366},{"period":"2003","value":51.661},{"period":"2004","value":53.567},{"period":"2005","value":54.434},{"period":"2006","value":55.567},{"period":"2007","value":55.937},{"period":"2008","value":55.692},{"period":"2009","value":55.526},{"period":"2010","value":55.544},{"period":"2011","value":56.297},{"period":"2012","value":56.005},{"period":"2013","value":55.705},{"period":"2014","value":55.123},{"period":"2015","value":54.744},{"period":"2016","value":54.247},{"period":"2017","value":53.899},{"period":"2018","value":54.101},{"period":"2019","value":54.355},{"period":"2020","value":49.602},{"period":"2021","value":55.085},{"period":"2022","value":57.3},{"period":"2023","value":58.463},{"period":"2024","value":57.439},{"period":"2025","value":57.489}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"57.5","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"57.4","yoyChange":"-1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"+5.5pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"49.6","yoyChange":"-4.8pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"54.4","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"54.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"54.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"54.7","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.1","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"55.7","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"56.0","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"56.3","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"55.5","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2009","value":"55.5","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"55.7","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"55.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"55.6","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Argentina (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 58.5 % of total population ages 15+ in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 48.4 in 2002. The latest reading of 57.5 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp."}]}