Employment Rate in Mexico decreased to 97.23 percent in July from 97.31 percent in June of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Unemployment Rate in Mexico increased to 2.80 percent in July from 2.70 percent in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Mexico Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The statistic depicts the unemployment rate in Mexico from 1999 to 2024. In 2024, Mexico's unemployment rate was around 2.71 percent. Mexico's population Mexico is the third largest country in North America. Mexico’s economy has developed and improved over the years, partially due to a better relationship with the United States. Mexico’s total population was estimated to amount to around 120 million people in 2014, with the majority, i.e. more than 60 percent, having a Mestizo background. Despite a remarkably high migration flow between Mexico and the United States, with more than 11.5 million Mexican migrants living in the United States, Mexico’s population is still growing at a constant rate. In addition, life expectancy in Mexico is increasing, pointing towards an improvement of living conditions. However, the high total population numbers affect the population density. In 2012, there were more than 62 inhabitants per square kilometer registered, ten more than a decade ago. This trend is most likely to increase but not worriyngly so, since Mexico is still far from being one of the countries with the highest population density . Among the Mexican metropolises, Mexico City has the highest number of residents by far.

Key information about Mexico Unemployment Rate

• Mexico Unemployment Rate increased to 2.61% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.60% in Dec 2024.
• Mexico Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2005 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 3.81%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.89% in Sep 2009 and a record low of 2.44% in Oct 2024.
• The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
• In the latest reports, Mexico Population reached 131.72 million people in Dec 2024.

The employment rate in Mexico stood at approximately 58.71 percent in 2023. Between 2010 and 2023, the rate rose by around 2.21 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

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Mexico MX: Employment Rate Gap data was reported at 0.230 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.068 % for 2025. Mexico MX: Employment Rate Gap data is updated yearly, averaging 0.193 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2026, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.900 % in 2006 and a record low of -6.086 % in 2020. Mexico MX: Employment Rate Gap data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: From 15 to 24 Years for Mexico (LREM24TTMXQ156N) from Q1 2005 to Q2 2025 about employment-population ratio, 15 to 24 years, Mexico, population, employment, and rate.

In June 2025, Mexico's unemployment rate stood at 2.69 percent, following a fluctuating trend experienced in the North American country since January of that same year. During the time under consideration, unemployment peaked in June 2020, when the rate reached almost 5.5 percent.

The unemployment rate in Mexico amounted to about 2.67 percent in 2024. From 1980 to 2024, the rate rose by approximately 1.47 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. Between 2024 and 2030, the rate will rise by around 0.91 percentage points, showing an overall upward trend with periodic ups and downs.This indicator describes the unemployment rate, which can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The latter defines it as the number of unemployed people divided by the total labor force.

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Mexico Labour Force: Employment Rate: Female data was reported at 96.615 % in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.530 % for Feb 2019. Mexico Labour Force: Employment Rate: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 95.659 % from Jan 2005 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 171 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.164 % in Dec 2005 and a record low of 92.959 % in Aug 2009. Mexico Labour Force: Employment Rate: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.G011: Employment Rate: ENOE 2015: Age 15 and Above. Since May 2013, Unemployment Rate is not comparable to prior months due to the new population projection data from CONAPO are incorporated.

Mexico Unemployment Rate: YoY data was reported at -4.634 % in Mar 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of -10.340 % for Feb 2024. Mexico Unemployment Rate: YoY data is updated monthly, averaging -16.763 % from Jul 2021 (Median) to Mar 2024, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -4.634 % in Mar 2024 and a record low of -27.243 % in Feb 2023. Mexico Unemployment Rate: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment.

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In the second quarter of 2024, the Mexico City was the Mexican federal entity with the largest unemployment rate of 4.04 percent. In contrast, the unemployment rate in Guerrero amounted to 1.04 percent.

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Key information about Mexico Labour Force Participation Rate

• Mexico Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 59.4 % in Jan 2025, compared with 59.3 % in the previous month.
• Mexico Labour Force Participation Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2005 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 59.8 % .
• The data reached the an all-time high of 61.5 % in Nov 2015 and a record low of 47.2 % in Apr 2020.
• Mexico Labour Force Participation Rate is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
• In the latest reports, Mexico Population reached 131.7 million people in Dec 2024.
• Unemployment Rate of Mexico increased to 2.6 % in Jan 2025.
• The country's Monthly Earnings stood at 902.2 USD in Jan 2025.

Mexico MX: Trend Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data was reported at 62.784 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.770 % for 2025. Mexico MX: Trend Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data is updated yearly, averaging 57.615 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2026, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.784 % in 2026 and a record low of 53.345 % in 1991. Mexico MX: Trend Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.OECD.EO: Employment and Unemployment: Forecast: OECD Member: Annual.

In June 2025, 2.6 percent of the economically active population in Mexico was considered unemployed, down from 4.61 percent registered in the same month of 2021. In June 2020, just a few months after the COVID-19 outbreak, the unemployment rate reached its highest monthly value since the beginning of 2019, at 5.32 percent.