Over 44% of workers labor outside the formal sector, while underemployment surpassed …
Juan Marcos Pollio
Juan Marcos Pollio is an economics, finance, and business contributing reporter for the Buenos Aires Herald. His work has appeared in BAE Negocios, Página 12, Simalco, Ámbito, and others. He earned a degree in journalism from the Lomas de Zamora National University.
Mining and energy demand massive investments, but fail to create direct employment on the same scale
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Argentine retail sales down 3.2% in April, with household defaults at a 20-year high
Private surveys show shoppers cutting back and moving to cheaper brands, while Central Bank data shows loan delinquency climbing for the second straight month
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Private consultants estimate that prices likely rose between 2.4% and 2.6% in April, the first monthly slowdown in nearly a year
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The shift in the oil and gas industry is based on a new model that is destroying more employment than it is creating
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Although activity grew 5% compared to the same month in 2025, it was not enough to overcome the cumulative decline of the first trimester
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President Milei’s austerity drive tamed inflation and balanced the books — but two years in, the cuts are deep, his popularity is slipping and the easy targets are gone
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The 4% fall in April — the ninth straight monthly drop — is leaving less margins for cuts to public spending
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A shrinking labor force, falling real wages, and a battered minimum pension are reshaping Argentina’s job market under Milei