Work & Labour in Mexico

1,245 indicators covering work & labour for Mexico.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 51 2015 up 18.6% 22nd
Public employment 40,790 2023 down 2.6% 3rd
Average hourly earnings of care employees 83.01 2026 up 85.4% 23rd
Average hourly earnings of care employees 83.01 2026 up 85.4% 23rd
Informal care employment 3,343 2026 up 5.9% 4th
Informal care employment rate 43.69 2026 down 8.0% 17th
Care employment outside the formal sector 2,858 2026 up 12.5% 3rd
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 37.35 2026 down 2.2% 12th
Average monthly earnings of employees 10,609 2025 up 91.2% 20th
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 34,409 2026 up 16.5% 6th
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 56.68 2026 down 2.4% 24th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 29,009 2026 up 26.6% 6th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 47.78 2026 up 6.0% 23rd
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 18,075 2026 up 84.2% 22nd
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 18,075 2026 up 84.2% 22nd
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 7.69 2021 down 27.0% 13th
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 435,499 2018 up 424.6% 19th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 84 2024 down 30.6% 33rd
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.06 2024 down 40.0% 81st
Average monthly earnings of employees 10,609 2025 up 91.2% 16th
Care employment 7,652 2026 up 15.0% 3rd
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 2,529 2021 down 29.4% 14th
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational 81.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers 2025 down 1.3% 15th
Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 11,935 2026 up 98.2% 16th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 103.17 2026 up 90.9% 21st
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 103.17 2026 up 90.9% 21st
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 2025 unchanged 1st
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper 84.22 Percentage of earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainmnent 2025 up 23.6% 7th
Informal employment in STEM occupations 981.51 2026 up 51.0% 3rd
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 24.67 2026 up 10.7% 16th
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 632.91 2026 up 108.4% 3rd
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 15.91 2026 up 52.7% 13th
Fatal occupational injury rates 7.69 per 100,000 employees 2021 down 27.0% 12th
Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the 100 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 unchanged 1st
Collective bargaining coverage rate 10.4 2019 up 13.0% 52nd
Employment in STEM occupations 3,978 2026 up 36.4% 4th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market 0.0% 2022 23rd
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban 0.0% 2022 23rd
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 19th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 17th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 17th
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.0% 2022 11th
Coverage of social protection and labor programs 48.2% 2022 up 3.4% 30th
Coverage of social safety net programs 40.6% 2022 up 9.5% 21st
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile 51.6% 2022 down 25.1% 25th
Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile 45.0% 2022 down 4.5% 23rd
Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile 41.4% 2022 up 17.0% 21st
Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile 36.8% 2022 up 71.5% 19th
Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile 28.1% 2022 up 122.9% 17th
Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 45.5% 2022 up 18.5% 29th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 65.4% 2022 down 18.3% 30th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 53.9% 2022 down 24.8% 34th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 45.8% 2022 down 13.8% 34th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 51.0% 2022 down 0.3% 30th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 50.0% 2022 down 3.0% 29th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 46.5% 2022 up 17.5% 29th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 46.2% 2022 up 9.4% 28th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 47.9% 2022 up 11.0% 29th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 47.9% 2022 up 37.5% 27th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 42.7% 2022 up 31.9% 26th