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.

Labor force, total in Mexico was reported at 60958888 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Labor force, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Total: From 15 to 64 Years for Mexico (LFAC64TTMXQ647S) from Q1 2005 to Q2 2025 about 15 to 64 years, Mexico, labor force, and labor.

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Mexico was reported at 78.14 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Labor force with advanced education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

In 2021, movie theaters across Mexico employed ***** thousand people. Radio broadcasters employed **** thousand people, while the workforce of companies publishing and printing newspapers added up to almost *** thousand.

Labor Force Participation Rate in Mexico increased to 60.18 percent in July from 59.80 percent in June of 2025. This dataset provides - Mexico Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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.

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.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Female: From 15 to 24 Years for Mexico (LRAC24FEMXQ156N) from Q1 2005 to Q2 2025 about 15 to 24 years, Mexico, females, participation, labor force, labor, and rate.

The labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in Mexico amounted to ***** percent in 2024. Between 1990 and 2024, the labor participation rate rose by *** percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education) in Mexico was reported at 56.78 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Labor force with basic education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

In 2024, the mining and metallurgy industry in Mexico employed approximately *** thousand people, a slight decrease from a year earlier. Between 2012 and 2019, employment in the Mexican sector had increased continually, with a compound growth of **** percent. Mexico's mining and metallurgy production has constantly increased since 2019.

Mexico Employment Index: Manufacturing: Workers data was reported at 79.700 1993=100 in Dec 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 81.600 1993=100 for Nov 2008. Mexico Employment Index: Manufacturing: Workers data is updated monthly, averaging 91.000 1993=100 from Jan 1993 (Median) to Dec 2008, with 192 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.800 1993=100 in Mar 1993 and a record low of 79.700 1993=100 in Dec 2008. Mexico Employment Index: Manufacturing: Workers 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.G016: Employment Index: Manufacturing Industry: 1993=100.

Mexico: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2024 is 47.36 percent, an increase from 47.32 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 51.13 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1990 to 2024 is 41.19 percent. The minimum value, 33.96 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 47.36 percent was recorded in 2024.

In 2020, there were approximately 10,000 companies in Mexico that had a workforce larger than 251 employees. Meanwhile, ****** companies were medium-sized, i.e. had between 50 and 250 employees. Additionally, there were ******* small and *** million micro businesses in the North American country.

Mexico: Labor force, percent female: The latest value from 2024 is 40.13 percent, an increase from 40.07 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 41.82 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1990 to 2024 is 35.71 percent. The minimum value, 30.24 percent, was reached in 1990 while the maximum of 40.13 percent was recorded in 2024.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Persons Outside the Labor Force Total: From 15 to 24 Years for Mexico (LFIN24TTMXA647N) from 2005 to 2024 about 15 to 24 years, Mexico, labor force, and labor.

We estimate the effect of increasing the cost of informal jobs on formal firms’ and workers’ outcomes. We combine administrative records and household surveys, and exploit exogenous variation in the cost of informality generated by over 480,000 random work- site inspections in Mexico. For informal workers, inspections temporarily increase the probability of being formalized at the inspected firm, but separations also rise. For formal workers, we find temporary increases in the probability of remaining formally employed at the inspected firm and in monthly wages. At the firm level, increasing the cost of informal jobs leads to persistently lower formal employment.

Mexico: Male labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2024 is 77.42 percent, a decline from 77.55 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 69.88 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Mexico from 1990 to 2024 is 80.32 percent. The minimum value, 72.49 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 84.5 percent was recorded in 1993.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Labor Force Participation Rate Female: 15 Years or over for Mexico (LRACTTFEMXA156N) from 2005 to 2024 about 15 years +, Mexico, females, participation, labor force, labor, and rate.