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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Mexico

Mexico Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 3 % Aug/23
Employed Persons 58521992 Person | 58.522 Million Person 2Q/23
Employment Rate  97.04 % Aug/23
Unemployed Persons 1694442 Persons | 1.694 Million Persons 2Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Mexico - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Mexico?

  • Unemployment Rate in Mexico decreased to 3 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 6.42 % and minimum was 2.22 %.
  • Data published Monthly by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
3 Aug/23 28.09.2023
3.1 Jul/23 31.08.2023
2.7 Jun/23 27.07.2023
2.9 May/23 30.06.2023
2.8 Apr/23 02.06.2023
2.4 Mar/23 04.05.2023
2.7 Feb/23 31.03.2023
3 Jan/23 02.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Mexico by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Enrique Peña 01.12.2012 - 01.12.2018 4.4000 3.4000 5.4700 2.9000 -22.73%
Felipe Calderón 01.12.2006 - 01.12.2012 3.3200 5.0500 6.4200 3.1100 52.11%
Vicente Fox 01.12.2000 - 01.12.2006 3.4100 3.5000 4.0600 2.2200 2.64%
Ernesto Zedillo 01.12.1994 - 01.12.2000 3.6200 3.9700 3.9700 2.2200 9.67%
Carlos Salinas 01.12.1988 - 01.12.1994 4.3000 3.9700 4.3000 3.7200 -7.67%


Latest data on Employed Persons (Person)

Employed Persons
                     Mexico - Historical Data (Person)

How many employed persons are in Mexico?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Mexico increased to 58521992 Person (58.522 Million Person) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 55683448 Person and minimum was 37970852 Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Historical Data (Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
58521992 2Q/23 31.08.2023
58492128 1Q/23 03.06.2023
58349352 4Q/22 20.02.2023
57440440 3Q/22 26.11.2022
57420676 2Q/22 25.08.2022
56079124 1Q/22 28.05.2022
56611212 4Q/21 19.02.2022
55836232 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (Person)

Employed Persons in Mexico by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employment Rate  (%)

Employment Rate 
                     Mexico - Historical Data (%)

What is Employment Rate in Mexico?

  • Employment Rate in Mexico increased to 97.04 % in August 2023. The maximum rate was 97.23 % and minimum was 93.58 %.
  • Data published Monthly by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
97.04 Aug/23 30.09.2023
96.87 Jul/23 31.08.2023
97.35 Jun/23 29.07.2023
97.07 May/23 30.06.2023
97.18 Apr/23 03.06.2023
97.61 Mar/23 06.05.2023
97.28 Feb/23 01.04.2023
97 Jan/23 02.03.2023


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Employment Rate  in Mexico by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Mexico - Historical Data (Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Mexico?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Mexico increased to 1694442 Persons (1.694 Million Persons) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 3012574 Persons and minimum was 915418 Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

Historical Data (Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
1694442 2Q/23 31.08.2023
1597182 1Q/23 03.06.2023
1796103 4Q/22 22.02.2023
2040030 3Q/22 26.11.2022
1917742 2Q/22 25.08.2022
2006191 1Q/22 28.05.2022
2150582 4Q/21 19.02.2022
2471216 3Q/21 18.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Mexico by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Mexico

Index Updated Actual Previous
Retirement Age Men 2022 65 65
Wages Aug/23 630.058 USD/Month 632.413
Labor Force Participation Rate Aug/23 60.53 % 60.87
Living Wage Individual 2018 187.522 USD/Month 179.274

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Colombia Aug/23 9.28 % 9.57
Panama 2022 8.8 % 10.3
Puerto Rico Aug/23 6.1 % 6.8
Honduras 2022 8.7 % 8.6
Brazil Aug/23 7.8 % 7.9
Chile Aug/23 9 % 8.77
Paraguay 1Q/23 6.5 % 5.7
Argentina 2Q/23 6.2 % 6.9
Canada Sep/23 5.5 % 5.5
Ecuador 2Q/23 3.8 % 3.2
Mexico Aug/23 3 % 3.1
Peru Aug/23 6.6 % 6.3
United States Sep/23 3.8 % 3.8
Uruguay Aug/23 8.2 % 7.8
Jamaica 2Q/23 4.5 % 6.6
Suriname 2022 8.6 % 9.1
Venezuela Dec/18 6.4 % 7.3
Belize 2022 5 % 10.2
Cameroon 2022 4 % 4.1
Cape Verde 2022 13.6 % 13.9
Cuba 2021 2.8 % 2.6
Dominican Republic 1Q/23 5.2 % 4.8
El Salvador 2022 5 % 7.2
Guyana 2021 14.5 % 15.4
Haiti 2022 14.8 % 15
Nicaragua 2Q/23 3.3 % 3.3
Trinidad and Tobago 1Q/23 4.9 % 4.7