Economy, jobs and prices in Rosario, Argentina: official figures
The unemployment rate in Rosario was 11.5% in the second quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH), the highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; it was 7.7% a year earlier, so it is up 3.8 percentage points. The rate for all 31 survey areas was 7.9%.
What is the employment rate in Rosario?
The employment rate in Rosario (employed people as a share of all residents) was 46.9% in the second quarter of 2026, joint 4th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site, against 48.8% a year earlier and 45.0% across the 31 survey areas.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the labour force participation rate in Rosario?
53.0% of residents of Rosario were working or looking for work in the second quarter of 2026 (the activity rate), the highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the year before it was 52.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the underemployment rate in Rosario?
In the second quarter of 2026, 9.8% of the labour force in Rosario worked fewer hours than they wanted (underemployment), 13th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site, compared with 9.9% a year earlier and 11.5% across the 31 survey areas.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Rosario work for the government?
In Rosario, 28.2% of employed people were self-employed and 16.1% of employees worked in the public sector in the first quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH); across the 31 survey areas the shares were 24.2% and 21.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many workers in Rosario are looking for another job?
Among employed people in Rosario, 13.6% were also looking for another job in the second quarter of 2026, 14th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the average income per person in Rosario?
Mean family income per person in Rosario was 790,314 pesos a month in the first quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH, current pesos), 9th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the mean for all 31 survey areas was 731,516 pesos.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the median income in Rosario?
The median person in Rosario lived in a household with family income of 600,000 pesos per person a month in the first quarter of 2026, joint 9th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 500,000 pesos).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the average wage in Rosario?
Employed people in Rosario who reported earnings made a mean of 1,166,496 pesos a month from their main job in the first quarter of 2026 (median 1,000,000 pesos), 10th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site on the mean; across the 31 survey areas the mean was 1,104,227 pesos.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow unequal are incomes in Rosario?
The richest tenth of residents of Rosario, ranked by family income per person, received 28.8% of all income in the first quarter of 2026, 10th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site on income concentration (all 31 survey areas: 33.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyIs income in Rosario above the national average?
Mean family income per person in Rosario was 1.08 times the mean for the 31 survey areas in the first quarter of 2026, and the median was 1.20 times the 31-area median.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many homes in Rosario have piped gas?
69.0% of households in Rosario cooked mainly with piped gas in the first quarter of 2026, 14th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 64.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Rosario rent their home?
In Rosario, 69.3% of households owned their home and 22.7% rented it in the first quarter of 2026; the shares for all 31 survey areas were 67.8% and 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow Rosario compares with other cities in Argentina
Unemployment rate (Q2 2026)
Rosario ranks 1 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 11.5% |
| 2 | Córdoba | 10.5% |
| 3 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 9.9% |
| 4 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 9.7% |
| 5 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 9.2% |
| 6 | Corrientes | 9.1% |
| 7 | Rio Gallegos | 8.8% |
Employment rate (Q2 2026)
Rosario ranks 4 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Employment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuquén-Plottier | 48.9% |
| 2 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 47.6% |
| 3 | La Plata | 47.0% |
| 4 | Rosario | 46.9% |
| 5 | San Juan | 46.9% |
| 6 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 46.9% |
| 7 | Mendoza | 46.2% |
Activity rate (Q2 2026)
Rosario ranks 1 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Activity rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 53.0% |
| 2 | La Plata | 51.5% |
| 3 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 51.1% |
| 4 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 51.0% |
| 5 | Córdoba | 50.9% |
| 6 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 50.7% |
| 7 | Neuquén-Plottier | 50.5% |
Underemployment rate (Q2 2026)
Rosario ranks 18 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Underemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Rio Gallegos | 11.1% |
| 16 | Buenos Aires | 11.0% |
| 17 | Posadas | 10.8% |
| 18 | Rosario | 9.8% |
| 19 | Concordia | 9.1% |
| 20 | Santa Fé | 8.9% |
| 21 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 8.1% |
Informal jobs, share of employed (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 19 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Informal jobs, share of employed |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Buenos Aires | 43.0% |
| 17 | La Plata | 42.6% |
| 18 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 41.0% |
| 19 | Rosario | 40.9% |
| 20 | Río Cuarto | 40.8% |
| 21 | Santa Fé | 38.7% |
| 22 | Paraná | 37.0% |
Mean family income per person (pesos a month) (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 9 of 30, highest first. Current pesos, people in households that reported income
| Rank | City | Mean family income per person (pesos a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Rio Gallegos | 829,952 |
| 7 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 803,994 |
| 8 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 801,654 |
| 9 | Rosario | 790,314 |
| 10 | Buenos Aires | 785,312 |
| 11 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 741,900 |
| 12 | La Plata | 740,962 |
Median family income per person (pesos a month) (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 9 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Median family income per person (pesos a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 640,000 |
| 7 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 632,160 |
| 8 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 627,778 |
| 9 | Rosario | 600,000 |
| 10 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 600,000 |
| 11 | Córdoba | 553,333 |
| 12 | Buenos Aires | 525,000 |
Mean main-job income of earners (pesos a month) (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 10 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Mean main-job income of earners (pesos a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 1,219,525 |
| 8 | Río Cuarto | 1,209,353 |
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 1,196,972 |
| 10 | Rosario | 1,166,496 |
| 11 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 1,136,418 |
| 12 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 1,091,596 |
| 13 | Córdoba | 1,012,153 |
Share of income received by the richest tenth (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 21 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of income received by the richest tenth |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Neuquén-Plottier | 29.4% |
| 19 | Concordia | 29.3% |
| 20 | San Juan | 29.2% |
| 21 | Rosario | 28.8% |
| 22 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 28.6% |
| 23 | Paraná | 28.4% |
| 24 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 27.8% |
Households connected to a public sewer (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 16 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households connected to a public sewer |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Neuquén-Plottier | 91.3% |
| 14 | Concordia | 89.4% |
| 15 | Formosa | 86.6% |
| 16 | Rosario | 86.2% |
| 17 | Río Cuarto | 84.3% |
| 18 | Catamarca | 84.0% |
| 19 | Paraná | 81.2% |
Households cooking with piped gas (Q1 2026)
Rosario ranks 14 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households cooking with piped gas |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Salta | 76.5% |
| 12 | San Juan | 71.8% |
| 13 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 70.6% |
| 14 | Rosario | 69.0% |
| 15 | Río Cuarto | 68.0% |
| 16 | Buenos Aires | 67.7% |
| 17 | La Plata | 63.8% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC): Mercado de trabajo. Tasas e indicadores socioeconómicos (EPH), segundo trimestre de 2026 (Tables 3.2 and 3.3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 b0a700bac4db…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC): Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH): bases de microdatos usuarias, individual y hogar, primer trimestre de 2026 (figures computed with the survey weights), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d9d23945d4b1…)
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