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

Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 5,095 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,095 1000 No
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
8th
of 72 countries
All-time high
5,272 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
4,512 1000 No
in 2008
Years of data
22
2002–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k2002201320242002: 5.1k 1000 No2003: 5.0k 1000 No2004: 4.9k 1000 No2005: 4.7k 1000 No2006: 4.6k 1000 No2007: 4.6k 1000 No2008: 4.5k 1000 No2009: 4.7k 1000 No2010: 4.8k 1000 No2011: 4.6k 1000 No2012: 4.8k 1000 No2013: 4.7k 1000 No2014: 4.8k 1000 No2015: 4.8k 1000 No2016: 4.7k 1000 No2017: 4.8k 1000 No2018: 4.9k 1000 No2019: 5.1k 1000 No2021: 5.0k 1000 No2022: 5.2k 1000 No2023: 5.3k 1000 No2024: 5.1k 1000 No

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 5,095 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico peaked at 5,272 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,512 1000 No, in 2008.

That places Mexico 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 — Value in Mexico, 2002 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2002 5,097 1000 No
2003 5,037 1000 No -1.2%
2004 4,853 1000 No -3.7%
2005 4,689 1000 No -3.4%
2006 4,611 1000 No -1.7%
2007 4,622 1000 No +0.2%
2008 4,512 1000 No -2.4%
2009 4,708 1000 No +4.4%
2010 4,757 1000 No +1.0%
2011 4,639 1000 No -2.5%
2012 4,785 1000 No +3.2%
2013 4,743 1000 No -0.9%
2014 4,752 1000 No +0.2%
2015 4,809 1000 No +1.2%
2016 4,723 1000 No -1.8%
2017 4,787 1000 No +1.3%
2018 4,876 1000 No +1.9%
2019 5,083 1000 No +4.3%
2021 5,019 1000 No -1.3%
2022 5,248 1000 No +4.6%
2023 5,272 1000 No +0.5%
2024 5,095 1000 No -3.4%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 5,095 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 395.66 1000 No, 12.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 5,095 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 373.63 1000 No, 13.6× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,766 1000 No 4,512 1000 No 5,097 1000 No 8
2010s 4,795 1000 No 4,639 1000 No 5,083 1000 No 10
2020s 5,158 1000 No 5,019 1000 No 5,272 1000 No 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 5 Thailand 12,651 1000 No compare
  2. 6 Philippines 7,390 1000 No compare
  3. 7 Egypt 5,403 1000 No compare
  4. 9 Mali 4,906 1000 No compare
  5. 10 Angola 4,230 1000 No compare
  6. 11 Zambia 3,979 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 5,095 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 5,272 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 4,512 1000 No in 2008.
How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Mexico ranks 8th 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 7.2%. 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 — 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 — 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, 1,460 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.