Economy, jobs and prices in San Juan, Argentina: official figures
The unemployment rate in San Juan was 3.2% in the second quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH), joint 3rd lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; it was 3.0% a year earlier, so it is up 0.2 percentage points. The rate for all 31 survey areas was 7.9%.
What is the employment rate in San Juan?
The employment rate in San Juan (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 43.1% 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 San Juan?
48.5% of residents of San Juan were working or looking for work in the second quarter of 2026 (the activity rate), joint 12th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the year before it was 44.4%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the underemployment rate in San Juan?
In the second quarter of 2026, 12.2% of the labour force in San Juan worked fewer hours than they wanted (underemployment), 12th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site, compared with 14.5% a year earlier and 11.5% across the 31 survey areas.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in San Juan work for the government?
In San Juan, 29.8% of employed people were self-employed and 30.0% 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 San Juan are looking for another job?
Among employed people in San Juan, 22.8% were also looking for another job in the second quarter of 2026, joint 6th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the average income per person in San Juan?
Mean family income per person in San Juan was 583,128 pesos a month in the first quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH, current pesos), 12th lowest 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 San Juan?
The median person in San Juan lived in a household with family income of 430,000 pesos per person a month in the first quarter of 2026, 10th lowest 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 San Juan?
Employed people in San Juan who reported earnings made a mean of 786,528 pesos a month from their main job in the first quarter of 2026 (median 600,000 pesos), 8th lowest 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 San Juan?
The richest tenth of residents of San Juan, ranked by family income per person, received 29.2% of all income in the first quarter of 2026, 11th 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 San Juan above the national average?
Mean family income per person in San Juan was 0.80 times the mean for the 31 survey areas in the first quarter of 2026, and the median was 0.86 times the 31-area median.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many homes in San Juan have piped gas?
71.8% of households in San Juan cooked mainly with piped gas in the first quarter of 2026, 12th 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 San Juan rent their home?
In San Juan, 69.8% of households owned their home and 14.7% 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 San Juan compares with other cities in Argentina
Unemployment rate (Q2 2026)
San Juan ranks 27 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | La Rioja | 4.5% |
| 25 | Salta | 4.3% |
| 26 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 3.4% |
| 27 | San Juan | 3.2% |
| 28 | Neuquén-Plottier | 3.2% |
| 29 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 2.6% |
| 30 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 0.9% |
Employment rate (Q2 2026)
San Juan ranks 5 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Employment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 46.0% |
Activity rate (Q2 2026)
San Juan ranks 12 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Activity rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Buenos Aires | 49.3% |
| 10 | Rio Gallegos | 48.8% |
| 11 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 48.6% |
| 12 | San Juan | 48.5% |
| 13 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 48.5% |
| 14 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 48.1% |
| 15 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 47.5% |
Underemployment rate (Q2 2026)
San Juan ranks 12 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Underemployment rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Santa Rosa-Toay | 13.8% |
| 10 | Córdoba | 12.9% |
| 11 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 12.6% |
| 12 | San Juan | 12.2% |
| 13 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 11.9% |
| 14 | Salta | 11.7% |
| 15 | Rio Gallegos | 11.1% |
Informal jobs, share of employed (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 1 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Informal jobs, share of employed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Juan | 60.9% |
| 2 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 56.2% |
| 3 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 55.1% |
| 4 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 54.7% |
| 5 | Formosa | 53.8% |
| 6 | Posadas | 53.4% |
| 7 | Concordia | 52.9% |
Mean family income per person (pesos a month) (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 19 of 30, highest first. Current pesos, people in households that reported income
| Rank | City | Mean family income per person (pesos a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Paraná | 625,582 |
| 17 | Salta | 605,221 |
| 18 | Catamarca | 595,841 |
| 19 | San Juan | 583,128 |
| 20 | Mendoza | 575,737 |
| 21 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 558,923 |
| 22 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 548,060 |
Median family income per person (pesos a month) (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 21 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Median family income per person (pesos a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 440,000 |
| 19 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 436,667 |
| 20 | Catamarca | 436,667 |
| 21 | San Juan | 430,000 |
| 22 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 429,200 |
| 23 | Mendoza | 402,000 |
| 24 | Corrientes | 393,263 |
Mean main-job income of earners (pesos a month) (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 23 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Mean main-job income of earners (pesos a month) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Catamarca | 887,612 |
| 21 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 879,339 |
| 22 | Formosa | 835,240 |
| 23 | San Juan | 786,528 |
| 24 | Corrientes | 767,438 |
| 25 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 735,564 |
| 26 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 733,395 |
Share of income received by the richest tenth (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 20 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of income received by the richest tenth |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Córdoba | 29.5% |
| 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% |
Households connected to a public sewer (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 27 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households connected to a public sewer |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Resistencia | 62.1% |
| 25 | Santa Fé | 58.7% |
| 26 | La Plata | 58.6% |
| 27 | San Juan | 52.8% |
| 28 | Posadas | 52.4% |
| 29 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 50.8% |
| 30 | Córdoba | 45.3% |
Households cooking with piped gas (Q1 2026)
San Juan ranks 12 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households cooking with piped gas |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 79.1% |
| 10 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 77.3% |
| 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% |
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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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