Employment Rate in Mexico decreased to 97.25 percent in May from 97.46 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar 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.

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.

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.

Unemployment Rate in Mexico increased to 2.70 percent in May from 2.50 percent in April 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.

Mexico unemployment rate for 2024 was 2.71%, a 0.05% decline from 2023.

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<li>Mexico unemployment rate for 2023 was <strong>2.77%</strong>, a <strong>0.49% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Mexico unemployment rate for 2022 was <strong>3.26%</strong>, a <strong>0.76% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Mexico unemployment rate for 2021 was <strong>4.02%</strong>, a <strong>0.42% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
</ul>Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Male: From 15 to 24 Years for Mexico (LREM24MAMXA156S) from 2005 to 2024 about 15 to 24 years, employment-population ratio, Mexico, males, employment, population, and rate.

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.

Mexico Labour Force: Employment Rate: Male data was reported at 96.844 % in Mar 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 96.807 % for Feb 2019. Mexico Labour Force: Employment Rate: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 95.974 % from Jan 2005 (Median) to Mar 2019, with 171 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.341 % in May 2006 and a record low of 93.964 % in Sep 2009. Mexico Labour Force: Employment Rate: Male 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 MX: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data was reported at 63.014 % in 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.837 % for 2025. Mexico MX: Employment Rate: Age 15-74 data is updated yearly, averaging 59.528 % from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2026, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 63.014 % in 2026 and a record low of 55.229 % in 1995. Mexico MX: 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.

As of March 2022, there was a lower employment rate for the female population in every age group with different parental status of the Mexican Population. The lowest average rate accounted for the ** to 20-year-old group age for females without children with **** percent, while there was a ** percent employment rate for the male population under the same parental status.

The rate of illegal employment is much higher among boys than girls in Mexico. In 2017, child labor among boys aged 5 to 17 reached 13.6 percent, whereas among girls it amounted to 8.4 percent. The prevalence of illegal employment in the population aged 5 to 17 has improved in both genders when compared to 2015.

In April 2020, the Mexican labor market took the hardest hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. That month, nearly 12.7 milliom jobs were lost in the North American country. Informal employment was affected in a larger extent than formal employment, falling to 66.5 points taking March 2020 as reference, that is, as 100 points. By August 2023 both formal and informal employment exceeded the levels registered before the pandemic.

In 2023, over 13.7 million people aged between 25 and 34 were employed in Mexico, the most numerous employed age group in that period. This represented approximately 23.4 percent of the total. By contrast, workers aged 65 years or more made up for 5.7 percent of the labour force. That year, the adult employment rate in this country was below the average of the OECD bloc.

This statistic shows a timeline of the employment rate among the population aged 5 to 17 in Mexico in 2015 and 2017. Employment rate among minors in Mexico (age 5-17) was at 11 percent in 2017, down from 12.4 percent in 2015. To find out more about the employment rate among minors by gender in Mexico in 2015 and 2017, please click here.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Employment Rate Total: 15 Years or over for Mexico (LREMTTTTMXQ156N) from Q1 2005 to Q1 2025 about 15 years +, employment-population ratio, Mexico, employment, population, and rate.

The labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in Mexico saw no significant changes in 2024 in comparison to the previous year 2023 and remained at around ***** percent. Nevertheless, 2024 still represents a peak in the labor participation rate in Mexico. The labor force participation rate is the share of people aged 15 and over who are economically active (i.e. employed or actively searching for work). It is calculated by dividing the economically active population aged 15 and over by the total population aged 15 and over.Find more statistics on other topics about Mexico with key insights such as employment level in services as a share of total employment.

In the third quarter of 2023, the share of employment in the informal sector in Mexico was 54.8 percent. Throughout the whole period under consideration, the fourth quarter of 2015 accounts with the highest share for informal employment with a 57.9 percent. In the contrast, the second quarter of 2020 recorded the lowest share in this sector with around 51 percent.

Labor Market overview In 2022, the labor force participation rate in Mexico has remained stable at 65 percent. Nearly 58.5 million people are employed and 1.8 million are unemployed, encompassing over 60 million with those who are fully employed, partially employed, and actively seeking employment. Furthermore, the majority of the workforce was concentrated in the services sector, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total labor market.

Unemployment

Mexico has experienced a consistent decrease in the unemployment rate over the last three years, reaching a rate of 3.31 percent in 2022. The youth population has been particularly affected by this trend, and their level of educational attainment has not been sufficient to mitigate these effects. The primary reason for unemployment has been the termination of contracts, and the lack of job opportunities has resulted in nearly 920,000 people with higher education degrees being unemployed as of 2023.

The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in Mexico from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, 11.96 percent of the workforce in Mexico were employed in agriculture, 25.03 percent in industry and 63 percent in services.

This table presents the key figures for the labor market in Mexico as of December 2018. As of this point in time, Mexico had an employment rate of 96.65 percent. The minimum wage in the country was estimated at 102.68 Mexican pesos a day. Peru's employment rate amounted to 94 percent.