Work & Labour in Mexico 1,245 indicators covering work & labour for Mexico. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 2.6% 2025 down 37.6% 154th Female unemployment rate 2.7% 2025 down 38.8% 157th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 29.6% 2025 up 5.2% 58th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 16.1% 2025 down 17.6% 96th Share of male vs. female employment in services 54.4% 2025 up 3.8% 82nd Employment rate, men vs. women 75.1% 2025 down 0.2% 34th Employment rate 60.0% 2025 up 3.5% 75th Youth unemployment rate 5.7% 2025 down 32.9% 156th Population by labor force status 31.79 million people 2025 down 6.2% 12th Employee compensation as share of government spending 9.2% 2023 down 23.5% 144th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 25.76 2024 up 37.6% 100th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 4,069 Persons 2022 up 38.4% 7th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 2,282 Persons 2022 down 5.4% 12th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.6% 2020 down 6.5% 102nd Female labor force by age 877,198 people 2024 up 46.9% 13th Labor force participation rate by age 45.1% 2024 down 0.9% 67th Female labor force participation rate by age 33.9% 2024 up 5.8% 91st Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 5.8% 2024 down 38.8% 157th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 down 21.0% 99th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0024 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.1% 68th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.25 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.2% 98th Employment by status 69.2% 2024 down 0.5% 90th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 69.2% 2024 down 0.5% 90th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 up 228.4% 143rd Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 up 228.4% 143rd Employment 60,712 2026 up 19.4% 11th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -1.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 261.3% 100th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 261.3% 100th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year 2025 down 261.3% 100th Cases of fatal occupational injury 1,526 2021 down 3.3% 6th Annual growth of GDP per employed person -0.4% 2025 down 183.7% 161st Unemployment with basic education 2.3% 2024 down 52.8% 107th Unemployment with basic education, male 2.3% 2024 down 52.0% 105th Unemployment with intermediate education 3.2% 2024 down 45.1% 109th Unemployment with basic education, female 2.2% 2024 down 54.2% 111th Unemployment with advanced education 3.2% 2024 down 40.2% 90th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 3.3% 2024 down 44.2% 108th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 3.2 2024 down 11.4% 53rd Level of national compliance with labor rights 3.2 score 2024 down 11.4% 53rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 16.2% 2025 down 18.0% 56th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 3.2% 2024 down 45.8% 99th Labor force with basic education, female 40.9% 2024 up 5.1% 49th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 23.6% 2025 down 23.3% 43rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 8.7% 2025 down 1.2% 99th Labor force with basic education, male 75.4% 2024 down 2.8% 25th Labor force with basic education 57.3% 2024 down 0.8% 41st Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 51.6% 2024 up 3.1% 83rd Labor force with intermediate education, male 79.8% 2024 up 0.4% 27th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 64.6% 2024 up 1.7% 65th Unemployment with advanced education, male 3.3% 2024 down 38.3% 79th Labor force with advanced education, male 85.1% 2024 down 2.9% 43rd Labor force with advanced education 78.3% 2024 down 2.0% 64th Labor force with advanced education, female 72.1% 2024 down 0.0% 80th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 45.3% 2025 up 9.1% 114th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 74.2% 2025 down 0.7% 43rd Unemployment with advanced education, female 3.1% 2024 down 42.4% 91st Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 58.8% 2025 up 2.7% 90th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 500,389 2021 down 6.7% 7th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 41.3% 2025 up 0.7% 54th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 52.1% 2025 down 2.5% 34th ← Previous Page 4 of 21 Next →