00:00Argentina's government policies have left more than 450,000 unemployed during the last six months of 2024.
00:09The National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina, through a report,
00:14detailed that unemployment affects 5.7% of economically active population.
00:20The increase in the unemployment rate coincides with an economic recession prolongation,
00:25explained by a significant drop in consumption and cuts in public spending,
00:30which is one of the fiscal adjustments measures implemented by President Javier Milley.
00:35Reports indicated that Buenos Aires leads the unemployment rate with 8.3%,
00:40followed by the northeast region with 7.8%,
00:45while some procedures recorded a drop in consumption of around 30%.
