Most of the economically active population in Mexico is made up of employed people. In the first quarter of 2024, a total of 60.66 million residents in Mexico were considered economically active. More than 97 percent of them, around 59 million, carried out some kind of remunerated economic activity and were therefore considered fully or partly employed. The quantity of people who were either unemployed or searching for a job neared 1.5 million that same quarter.
Economically active population in Mexico from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024, by employment status
Characteristic
Employed
Unemployed
Q1 2024
59,120,905
1,542,215
Q4 2023
59,403,947
1,639,021
Q3 2023
59,167,472
1,825,196
Q2 2023
58,521,990
1,694,442
Q1 2023
58,492,126
1,597,182
Q4 2022
58,349,353
1,796,103
Q3 2022
57,440,441
2,040,030
Q2 2022
57,420,677
1,917,742
Q1 2022
56,079,123
2,006,191
Q4 2021
56,611,211
2,150,582
Q3 2021
55,836,230
2,471,216
Q2 2021
55,242,748
2,425,506
Q1 2021
52,973,270
2,411,863
Q4 2020
53,124,071
2,529,369
Q3 2020
50,810,713
2,761,078
Q2 2020*
44,715,067
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Q1 2020
55,058,450
1,956,517
Q4 2019
55,345,261
1,932,597
Q3 2019
54,848,407
2,127,668
Q2 2019
54,549,769
1,997,895
Q1 2019
53,714,758
1,863,594
Q4 2018
53,705,872
1,813,522
Q3 2018
53,483,093
1,907,532
Q2 2018
53,205,163
1,834,230
Q1 2018
52,253,036
1,683,631
Q4 2017
52,222,742
1,809,658
Q3 2017
51,796,924
1,905,789
Q2 2017
51,529,417
1,848,286
Q1 2017
51,172,034
1,795,510
Q4 2016
52,123,674
1,911,126
Q3 2016
52,043,100
2,183,703
Q2 2016
51,433,590
2,105,975
Q1 2016
50,778,629
2,140,020
Q4 2015
51,568,519
2,240,498
Q3 2015
50,734,656
2,445,263
Q2 2015
50,336,088
2,287,633
Q1 2015
49,806,064
2,201,778
Q4 2014
49,823,798
2,284,602
Q3 2014
49,455,344
2,736,699
Q2 2014
49,301,557
2,535,195
Q1 2014
49,080,947
2,478,071
Q4 2013
49,945,599
2,425,287
Q3 2013
49,309,167
2,725,186
Q2 2013
49,296,229
2,599,636
Q1 2013
48,358,255
2,488,987
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INEGI. (July 29, 2024). Economically active population in Mexico from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198456/economically-active-persons-status-mexico/
INEGI. "Economically active population in Mexico from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024, by employment status." Chart. July 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198456/economically-active-persons-status-mexico/
INEGI. (2024). Economically active population in Mexico from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198456/economically-active-persons-status-mexico/
INEGI. "Economically Active Population in Mexico from 1st Quarter 2013 to 1st Quarter 2024, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198456/economically-active-persons-status-mexico/
INEGI, Economically active population in Mexico from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198456/economically-active-persons-status-mexico/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Economically active population in Mexico from 1st quarter 2013 to 1st quarter 2024, by employment status [Graph], INEGI, July 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198456/economically-active-persons-status-mexico/
