{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ar-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ar-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Argentina Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Argentina's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 7.1 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, -0.1pp YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.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 labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Argentina Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.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":"7.1","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-0.1pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-0.1pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Argentina Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":5.44},{"period":"1992","value":6.36},{"period":"1993","value":10.1},{"period":"1994","value":11.76},{"period":"1995","value":18.8},{"period":"1996","value":17.11},{"period":"1997","value":14.82},{"period":"1998","value":12.65},{"period":"1999","value":14.05},{"period":"2000","value":15},{"period":"2001","value":17.32},{"period":"2002","value":19.59},{"period":"2003","value":15.36},{"period":"2004","value":13.522},{"period":"2005","value":11.506},{"period":"2006","value":10.078},{"period":"2007","value":8.47},{"period":"2008","value":7.837},{"period":"2009","value":8.645},{"period":"2010","value":7.714},{"period":"2011","value":7.18},{"period":"2012","value":7.217},{"period":"2013","value":7.1},{"period":"2014","value":7.268},{"period":"2015","value":7.577},{"period":"2016","value":8.088},{"period":"2017","value":8.347},{"period":"2018","value":9.22},{"period":"2019","value":9.843},{"period":"2020","value":11.461},{"period":"2021","value":8.736},{"period":"2022","value":6.805},{"period":"2023","value":6.139},{"period":"2024","value":7.15},{"period":"2025","value":7.145}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"6.1","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"6.8","yoyChange":"-1.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"8.7","yoyChange":"-2.8pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"11.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"9.8","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"9.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"8.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"8.1","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"7.6","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"7.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"7.1","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2011","value":"7.2","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"7.7","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"8.6","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"7.8","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"8.5","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"10.1","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Argentina from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. 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 19.6 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2002 and reached its lowest recorded value of 5.4 in 1991. The latest reading of 7.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.1pp."}]}