ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Mexico
Mexico: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 55.3 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Mexico, 2002–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 55.3 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Mexico peaked at 55.3 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.1 %, in 2002.
Mexico ranks 49th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 42.1 % | — |
| 2003 | 42.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.8 % | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 45.1 % | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 47 % | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 47.8 % | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 49.6 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 48.9 % | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 49.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 50 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 51.1 % | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 51.9 % | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 52.9 % | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 54.3 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.2 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.2 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.3 % | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 53.5 % | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 53.2 % | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.8 % | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 55.3 % | +0.9% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 55.3 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 55.3 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54.4 %, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.83 % | 42.1 % | 49.6 % | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.27 % | 49.5 % | 54.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2 % | 53.2 % | 55.3 % | 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 — share of employment by status of in Mexico?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Mexico was 55.3 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1 % in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Mexico ranks 49th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.