Mexico Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Feb 28, 2025

Actual

2.5

Units In

2.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 28, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 3 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
6.42 Sep 2009	2.22 Mar 1997	3.69 %	1994-2025	N/A

In Mexico, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

Mexico's unemployment rate stood at 2.5% in February 2025, a similar percentage to that recorded in the same month in 2024 and slightly below market forecasts of 2.6%. The number of unemployed individuals rose by 30 thousand from the previous year to 1.5 million, while the number of employed fell by 236 thousand to 59.2 million. Seasonally adjusted, the unemployment rate rose to 2.7% from 2.6% in the prior month.