Mexico's unemployment rate edged up to 2.6% in November 2024 from 2.5% in October, remaining below market expectations of 2.7%. Among men, the jobless rate increased slightly to 2.6% from 2.5%, while for women, it rose more noticeably to 2.8% from 2.5%. The number of unemployed individuals reached 1.6 million. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate fell to 60% from 60.2%, with the economically active population falling to 61.6 million. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI)

Unemployment Rate in Mexico increased to 2.60 percent in November from 2.50 percent in October of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Mexico averaged 3.70 percent from 1994 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6.42 percent in September of 2009 and a record low of 2.22 percent in March of 1997. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mexico Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Mexico Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Mexico increased to 2.60 percent in November from 2.50 percent in October of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Mexico is expected to be 2.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mexico Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-12-03 12:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Oct 2.5% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9%
2025-01-03 12:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Nov 2.6% 2.5% 2.7% 2.6%
2025-01-29 12:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 2.70%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 59528249.00 59327161.00 Sep 2024
Employment Rate 97.36 97.50 percent Nov 2024
Labor Force Participation Rate 60.05 60.23 percent Nov 2024
Labour Costs 139.70 138.30 points Oct 2024
Productivity 104.00 98.70 points Oct 2024
Unemployed Persons 1842085.00 1626449.00 Sep 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.50 percent Nov 2024
Wages in Manufacturing 3.70 3.80 USD/Hour Oct 2024

Mexico Unemployment Rate
In Mexico, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.60 2.50 6.42 2.22 1994 - 2024 percent Monthly
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News Stream
Mexico Unemployment Rate Below Expectations
Mexico's unemployment rate edged up to 2.6% in November 2024 from 2.5% in October, remaining below market expectations of 2.7%. Among men, the jobless rate increased slightly to 2.6% from 2.5%, while for women, it rose more noticeably to 2.8% from 2.5%. The number of unemployed individuals reached 1.6 million. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate fell to 60% from 60.2%, with the economically active population falling to 61.6 million.
2025-01-03
Mexican Unemployment Rate at 7-Month Low
Mexico's unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in October 2024, down from 2.9% in the previous month, reaching its lowest level since last March and beating market expectations of 2.9%. The number of unemployed individuals decreased compared to the same month last year by 142 thousand to reach 1.5 million. Meanwhile, the labor force participation rate stood at 60.2%, with the economically active population rising by 317 thousand to 61.4 million people. The jobless rate dropped to 2.5% for both men and women, down from 2.9% and 3.0% in September, respectively.
2024-12-03
Mexican Unemployment Rate at 2.9%
The Mexican unemployment rate was at 2.9% in September of 2024, holding unchanged from the value in the corresponding period of the previous year and below market expectations of 3%, but remaining firmly above the 22-year low of 2.3% touched in March of 2024. The unemployed population rose by 38.3 thousand from the previous year to 1.789 million in the period, offsetting the 335.2 thousand increase in net employment to 59.42 million.
2024-11-01