ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mexico

Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 1,773 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,773 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
10th
of 72 countries
All-time high
1,830 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
1,373 1000 No
in 2006
Years of data
22
2002–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mexico, 2002–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2002201320242002: 1.5k 1000 No2003: 1.5k 1000 No2004: 1.4k 1000 No2005: 1.4k 1000 No2006: 1.4k 1000 No2007: 1.4k 1000 No2008: 1.4k 1000 No2009: 1.4k 1000 No2010: 1.4k 1000 No2011: 1.4k 1000 No2012: 1.5k 1000 No2013: 1.4k 1000 No2014: 1.4k 1000 No2015: 1.5k 1000 No2016: 1.5k 1000 No2017: 1.5k 1000 No2018: 1.5k 1000 No2019: 1.7k 1000 No2021: 1.6k 1000 No2022: 1.8k 1000 No2023: 1.8k 1000 No2024: 1.8k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 1,773 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico peaked at 1,830 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,373 1000 No, in 2006.

That places Mexico 10th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value in Mexico, 2002 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2002 1,492 1000 No
2003 1,462 1000 No -2.0%
2004 1,404 1000 No -3.9%
2005 1,379 1000 No -1.8%
2006 1,373 1000 No -0.4%
2007 1,435 1000 No +4.5%
2008 1,378 1000 No -4.0%
2009 1,436 1000 No +4.2%
2010 1,437 1000 No +0.1%
2011 1,409 1000 No -1.9%
2012 1,500 1000 No +6.4%
2013 1,444 1000 No -3.8%
2014 1,438 1000 No -0.4%
2015 1,474 1000 No +2.5%
2016 1,486 1000 No +0.8%
2017 1,468 1000 No -1.2%
2018 1,492 1000 No +1.6%
2019 1,683 1000 No +12.8%
2021 1,617 1000 No -3.9%
2022 1,789 1000 No +10.6%
2023 1,830 1000 No +2.3%
2024 1,773 1000 No -3.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 1,773 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 162.5 1000 No, 10.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 1,773 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101.22 1000 No, 17.5× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,420 1000 No 1,373 1000 No 1,492 1000 No 8
2010s 1,483 1000 No 1,409 1000 No 1,683 1000 No 10
2020s 1,752 1000 No 1,617 1000 No 1,830 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 7 Angola 2,341 1000 No compare
  2. 8 Mali 2,111 1000 No compare
  3. 9 Zambia 1,987 1000 No compare
  4. 11 Zimbabwe 1,370 1000 No compare
  5. 12 Egypt 1,234 1000 No compare
  6. 13 Ecuador 946.9 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 1,773 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 1,830 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 1,373 1000 No in 2006.
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 23.3%. 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, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,449 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

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.