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
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.