INEGI
The National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) reported that in March 2026, the employed population reached 60.2 million people, up 422,000 from a year earlier. The unemployment rate fell to 2.4 percent and underemployment to 6.7 percent, though labor informality held steady at 54.8 percent.
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Mexico's informal economy reached its highest contribution to GDP in 2024, accounting for 25.4% of the total, according to preliminary INEGI data. This marks a 3.2 percentage point increase since 2020, underscoring the persistence of labor informality affecting 54.4% of the employed population.