economy
diciembre 28, 2025
México presume ser el segundo país del mundo con menos desempleo, tan solo detrás de Japón
La presidenta de Claudia Sheinbaum destacó que México cerrará 2025 como el segundo país con menor desempleo a nivel mundial, con una tasa del 2,7 %, solo por detrás de Japón, que registra 2,6 %
TL;DR
- Mexico's unemployment rate is 2.7%, making it the second-lowest globally, just behind Japan.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum shared this information, attributing the success to the country's transformation.
- A comparative graph shows Mexico's rate against 13 other countries.
- Following Mexico are Germany (3.8%), Netherlands (4%), Australia (4.3%), the United States (4.6%), and Ireland (4.9%).
- Data for Mexico, Netherlands, Australia, the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden are as of November; Japan, Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, France, Finland, and Spain are as of October.
- In October, Mexico's unemployment rate was 2.6% of the economically active population (PEA), with 1.6 million unemployed.
- The PEA reached 62.5 million in October, with a participation rate of 59.9%.
- Informal workers totaled 33.9 million in July, increasing the informality rate to 55.7%.