ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 6,718 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 6,718 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico peaked at 6,747 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,689 1000 No, in 2003.
Mexico ranks 10th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mexico, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3,703 1000 No | — |
| 2003 | 3,689 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3,788 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3,850 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4,089 1000 No | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 4,234 1000 No | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,438 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 4,507 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4,661 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,639 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4,850 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 4,947 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5,133 1000 No | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 5,399 1000 No | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 5,610 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 5,661 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 5,772 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6,034 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 6,103 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 6,346 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 6,747 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 6,718 1000 No | -0.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 6,718 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 933.89 1000 No, 7.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 6,718 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 388.42 1000 No, 17.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,037 1000 No | 3,689 1000 No | 4,507 1000 No | 8 |
| 2010s | 5,271 1000 No | 4,639 1000 No | 6,034 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,479 1000 No | 6,103 1000 No | 6,747 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More economy & growth data for Mexico
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.43 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.06 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 11.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 85.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 43.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 326.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico was 6,718 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6,747 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,689 1000 No in 2003.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.