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Argentina youth vulnerability and employment crisis

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Argentina youth unemployment vulnerability and employment crisis

By late July 2026 a University of Buenos Aires (UBA) study showed that 48.9% of Argentines aged 18‑29 were classified as 1,002 18‑29‑year‑olds (Dec 2025‑Jan 2026) found 48.9% (≈4.1 million) in social vulnerability, matching earlier July findings. Vulnerability includes poverty or incomplete basic education. Among the vulnerable, with 73% of them living outside Greater Buenos Aires. Unemployment affected 30.6% of respondents; 57% say earnings do not cover expenses and only four in ten were actively looking for 24.8% are still studying, while 20% neither study nor work and most jobs were informal, concentrated in commerce, construction and care work. The report highlighted about a third form the “Triple Ni” segment – roughly one‑third of vulnerable youth who neither study, work nor that does not seek employment – indicating acute social isolation. employment. Unemployment in the broader sample is around 30%; 70% have some job but only 15% hold a formally registered position, with most work informally in commerce, construction, caretaking or self‑employment. Seventy‑three percent of those in poverty live outside Greater Buenos Aires. Health coverage remained remains poor, with 78% lacking private insurance or social‑security benefits, while just 32.8% held a secondary diploma benefits. New concerns include 40% rating their neighbourhood unsafe and 6.7% had pursued tertiary studies. Over over 70% reporting frequent anxiety, more than half (57%) reported income insufficient to meet monthly expenses. A separate study by the Centre for Social Research at Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) found that 44% of young Argentines still lived with their parents. The authors defined an “emancipation basket” of 1,321,651 Argentine pesos – reporting depression or apathy, and roughly 47% higher than 30% struggling with alcohol or drug use. These findings reinforce earlier data on limited education attainment (32.8% with secondary diploma, 6.7% tertiary), low income adequacy, and high dependence on parental homes, where the average monthly salary of about 900,000 pesos earned by young workers – making independent living financially out of reach for many. The median age of leaving the parental home was is 28.1 years (27.1 for women, 29.2 for men). Women earned about 32% less than men but tended to move out earlier, often sharing households. Around 15% of respondents had returned to their parents’ home because of rising housing costs, and another 15% chose to stay for lifestyle reasons. Together, these findings illustrate a deepening crisis for Argentine youth: high vulnerability, precarious informal employment, limited health and education outcomes, and housing costs that keep remain a large share of young adults dependent on their families. barrier for many.

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  1. 2026-07-29 00:14 UTC Argentina youth vulnerability and employment crisis
  2. 2026-07-29 00:06 UTC Argentina youth unemployment crisis
  3. 2026-07-27 18:43 UTC Argentina youth unemployment crisis

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