Mexico's unemployment fell from 5.5 % in 1996 to 2.7 % in 2025.
Mexico · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 14 with data
Mexico's youth unemployment fell from 9.6 % in 1996 to 5.7 % in 2025.
Mexico's participation rose from 59.5 % in 1996 to 61.6 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
127th of 182 · 22nd in Latin America
Mexico's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 37.7 % in 1996 to 47.5 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.0 pts74th of 182
- Labour force, totalup +1.3 %11th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)up +0.0 pts95th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.0 pts83rd of 182
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- Average wageup +1.3 %34th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.4 %1st of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts101st of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts47th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.4 pts82nd of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)down −0.8 %80th of 168
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