Economy, jobs and prices in Mendoza, Argentina: official figures
The 2022 census found 95,919 unemployed people in Mendoza out of 1,005,661 economically active residents aged 14 and over, an unemployment rate of 9.5%; 5th highest of the 23 provinces and Buenos Aires City (Argentina: 8.5%).
How many people in Mendoza have a job?
909,742 residents aged 14 and over in Mendoza were in work at the 2022 census, 57.1% of that age group, 9th lowest of the 23 provinces and Buenos Aires City (Argentina: 58.2%); 63.1% were working or looking for work.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Mendoza now?
Unemployment in the Gran Mendoza urban area was 8.1% in the second quarter of 2026, according to INDEC's Permanent Household Survey (EPH); joint 12th highest of the 32 urban areas INDEC reports (all 31 areas: 7.9%). The survey covers this urban area, not the whole province.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyIs unemployment rising in Mendoza?
A year earlier, in the second quarter of 2025, unemployment in the Gran Mendoza area was 6.4%, so the rate is up 1.7 percentage points (all 31 areas: 7.6% to 7.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Mendoza are underemployed?
17.0% of the workforce in the Gran Mendoza area was underemployed (working fewer hours than they wanted) in the second quarter of 2026, and 23.6% were in work but looking for another job (all 31 areas: 11.5% and 16.9%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow Mendoza compares with other provinces
Unemployment rate (Census 2022) (2022)
Mendoza ranks 5 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (Census 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | San Luis | 9.8% |
| 3 | Tucuman | 9.8% |
| 4 | San Juan | 9.6% |
| 5 | Mendoza | 9.5% |
| 6 | Corrientes | 9.2% |
| 7 | Buenos Aires Province | 9.2% |
| 8 | Santiago del Estero | 8.1% |
Employment rate, ages 14+ (Census 2022) (2022)
Mendoza ranks 16 of 24, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Employment rate, ages 14+ (Census 2022) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | San Luis | 57.9% |
| 14 | Jujuy | 57.9% |
| 15 | Misiones | 57.1% |
| 16 | Mendoza | 57.1% |
| 17 | Salta | 56.5% |
| 18 | Entre Rios | 56.2% |
| 19 | Chaco | 55.7% |
Unemployment rate in the province's largest EPH urban area (Q2 2026)
Mendoza ranks 7 of 24, highest first. INDEC's household survey covers 31 urban areas, not whole provinces; each province is shown by its largest surveyed urban area.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate in the province's largest EPH urban area |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Corrientes | 9.1% |
| 5 | Buenos Aires Province | 8.8% |
| 6 | Santa Cruz | 8.8% |
| 7 | Mendoza | 8.1% |
| 8 | Tierra del Fuego | 8.1% |
| 9 | Chaco | 7.5% |
| 10 | Entre Rios | 6.7% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Censo 2022, resultados definitivos: Cuadro 1, population aged 14 and over in private dwellings by economic activity status and jurisdiction, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa4f85e28dc7…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Censos (INDEC): Mercado de trabajo: tasas e indicadores socioeconomicos (EPH), segundo trimestre de 2026: Cuadros 1.2-1.4 and 1.8 (labour-market rates by urban area, reference population, unemployment coefficients of variation, unemployment series 2016-2026), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1e66ffc84c08…)
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