ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,074 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico stood at 4,074 1000 No.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mexico peaked at 4,142 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,376 1000 No, in 2004.
That places Mexico 9th 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
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2,415 1000 No | — |
| 2003 | 2,381 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,376 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2,396 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2,445 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,565 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,530 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,606 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,686 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 2,649 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,799 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2,835 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,844 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,971 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 3,024 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,014 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,088 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 3,466 1000 No | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 3,533 1000 No | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 3,860 1000 No | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 4,142 1000 No | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 4,074 1000 No | -1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 4,074 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479.9 1000 No, 8.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 4,074 1000 No is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 269.2 1000 No, 15.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,464 1000 No | 2,376 1000 No | 2,606 1000 No | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,938 1000 No | 2,649 1000 No | 3,466 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,902 1000 No | 3,533 1000 No | 4,142 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 4,074 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 4,142 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 2,376 1000 No in 2004.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Mexico ranks 9th 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 43.2%. 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, total, rural areas — Female — 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.