Work & Labour in Mexico

1,245 indicators covering work & labour for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 79.66 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2004 up 2.1% 34th
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 20.34 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2004 down 7.5% 4th
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 20.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2004 up 4.5% 37th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,964 2026 down 1.9% 4th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.5955 2014 unchanged 61st
Labor market, Overall 0.6214 2014 up 5.5% 59th
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.628 2014 unchanged 69th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.5681 2014 up 30.8% 49th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5336 2014 unchanged 78th
Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 57.99 2026 up 1.0% 42nd
Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 62,265 2026 up 17.7% 4th
Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,529 2021 down 29.4% 15th
Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 42,431 2026 up 19.0% 4th
Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 0.5% 2023 down 42.3% 40th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 74.1 2026 up 4.9% 59th
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 75.48 2026 up 3.7% 67th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 1.83 2026 down 36.9% 75th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.09 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 18th
Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.09 0-6 scale 2025 unchanged 18th
Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 4.25 0-6 scale 2025 up 106.1% 1st
Labour force participation rate 59.36 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 down 0.8% 25th
Informal employment 34,409 2026 up 16.5% 7th
Informal employment rate 56.68 2026 down 2.4% 28th
Employment outside the formal sector 29,009 2026 up 26.6% 7th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 47.78 2026 up 6.0% 27th
Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 124,604 National currency 2024 up 105.4% 7th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 9.79 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 15.2% 6th
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 41,805 Persons 2025 up 17.6% 3rd
Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.54 2025 down 41.0% 75th
Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,577 2025 down 29.7% 11th
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 8.14 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 12.9% 8th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 59.37 million Persons 2024 up 20.4% 5th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 1.64 million Persons 2024 down 35.1% 11th
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 61.01 million Persons 2024 up 17.7% 6th
Average hourly earnings of employees 65.35 2026 up 100.0% 35th
Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 7.51 2021 down 28.7% 10th
Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 73.41 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 5.4% 32nd
Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 76 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 3.5% 33rd
Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 3.41 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2025 down 32.8% 34th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 3,422 2026 down 17.2% 3rd
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 15.97 2026 down 18.1% 22nd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -31.9 Percentage points 2014 up 14.0% 43rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -31.9 Percentage points 2014 up 14.0% 43rd
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 2,529 2021 down 29.4% 13th
SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 7.69 2021 down 27.0% 12th
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -33.5 Percentage points 2014 up 10.7% 43rd
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -33.5 Percentage points 2014 up 10.7% 43rd
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.1 Percentage points 2014 19th
Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.1 Percentage points 2014 19th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 56.3% 2024 down 4.1% 34th
Share of male workers in informal employment 56.3% 2024 down 4.1% 34th
Share of workers in informal employment 56.4% 2024 down 3.9% 29th
Share of female workers in informal employment 56.5% 2024 down 3.6% 28th
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 56.4% 2024 down 3.9% 29th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 16.61 million Persons 2022 up 18.6% 6th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 56.4% 2024 down 3.9% 32nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 36.96 2026 down 1.3% 51st
Workers in the reference group 21,186 2022 up 35.2% 8th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 37.04 2026 down 1.3% 50th