Mexico Unemployment Rate
2005 - 2026 | Monthly | % | National Institute of Statistics and Geography
Key information about Mexico Unemployment Rate
- Mexico Unemployment Rate increased to 2.80% in Mar 2026, from the previously reported figure of 2.72% in Feb 2026.
- Mexico Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2005 to Mar 2026, with an average rate of 4.39%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 5.90% in Sep 2009 and a record low of 2.48% in Oct 2024.
- The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
- In the latest reports, Mexico Population reached 132.83 million people in Dec 2025.
View Mexico's Unemployment Rate from Jan 2005 to Mar 2026 in the chart:
What was Mexico's Unemployment Rate in Mar 2026?
Mexico Unemployment Rate increased to 2.80% in Mar 2026, from the previously reported figure of 2.72% in Feb 2026. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.80 Mar 2026 | 2.72 Feb 2026 | 2.48 Oct 2024 | 5.90 Sep 2009 | % | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 8.28 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 7.60 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 13.11 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 4.26 Mar 2026 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Mar 2026 |
| Austria (%) | 5.60 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 5.60 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| Belgium (%) | 6.30 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Mar 2026 |
| Bolivia (%) | 1.75 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 12.21 2025 | yearly | 2006 - 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 23.14 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.10 Mar 2026 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2026 |
| Brunei (%) | 5.07 2025 | yearly | 1981 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.20 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 0.70 2023 | yearly | 2020 - 2023 |
| Canada (%) | 6.90 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Apr 2026 |
| Chile (%) | 8.93 Mar 2026 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| China (%) | 5.40 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2026 |
| Colombia (%) | 8.79 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Croatia (%) | 5.50 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Mar 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | 4.30 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 3.28 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2026 |
| Denmark (%) | 6.40 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.38 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.20 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 7.10 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 6.00 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Finland (%) | 10.50 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| France (%) | 7.70 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | 13.88 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.00 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 2.98 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 8.20 Sep 2025 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.70 Mar 2026 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Mar 2026 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.66 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.85 2025 | yearly | 1984 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 5.00 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Oct 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 3.02 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.14 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.70 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Mar 2026 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.20 Nov 2025 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2026 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.70 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 3.70 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 7.00 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.50 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 6.35 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.60 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.40 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2021 - Dec 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.90 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 3.39 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.80 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Moldova (%) | 3.97 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.60 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 10.90 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | 10.80 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Mozambique (%) | 6.63 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.00 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.30 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Mar 2026 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.30 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 4.90 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Mar 2026 |
| Oman (%) | 2.40 Mar 2026 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2026 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.90 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 27.50 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 10.40 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | 5.26 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Mar 2026 |
| Peru (%) | 6.84 Mar 2026 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Philippines (%) | 5.30 Jul 2025 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Jul 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 6.10 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Mar 2026 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 5.90 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 2.20 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.53 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.20 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 2.00 Sep 2025 | monthly | Mar 2020 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.23 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Slovenia (%) | 4.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 31.40 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 10.83 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 3.80 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 8.96 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 5.02 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -6,195.609 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 31,151.605 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Mar 2026 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,114,967.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 59.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MXN bn) | 13,962.499 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MXN bn) | 31,442.089 2031 | yearly | 1996 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MXN bn) | 12,479.092 2031 | yearly | 1990 - 2031 |
| External Public Debt: Gross (USD mn) | 206,913.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Feb 2019 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Gross Debt (MXN mn) | 7,093,613.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2019 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,328.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 2,325.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 1.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | -2,748.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -12,271.187 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -2.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 2,681.6 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -14,952.741 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.1 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 62,181.8 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 3.4 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 114.9 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -17.919 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -638,488.610 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Short Term (MXN mn) | 583,458.300 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Long Term (MXN mn) | 15,025,962.500 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) | 7,702.354 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) | 20.657 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) | 1,047.216 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) | 12,023.060 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | -2,354.361 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) | 16.646 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) | -4.010 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) | 7,076.986 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) | -6,469.527 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) | -8,333.753 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) | 5,343.983 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Gross External Debt: OS: NF: Public Corp (USD mn) | 94,691.200 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| Gross External Debt: OS: NF: Private (USD mn) | 119,088.500 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2018 |
| FDI: Financial and Insurance Svcs (USD th) | 2,495,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Germany (USD th) | 2,604,400.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 2.2 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Mar 2026 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 9,914.988 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 478,128.768 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1985 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 862,760.049 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1985 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 6.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1986 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 231,225.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 11.930 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 3.6 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 17,801.025 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 543,583.934 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 933,336.1 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Feb 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 6.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 5.600 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 327.443 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 737.197 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 340,603.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 534,088.402 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 6.97 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 21.17 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) | 268,661.054 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible (FCR) (USD mn) | 230,417.842 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| ORA: Gold incl Gold on Loans (USD mn) | 5,083.121 Feb 2019 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2019 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | -0.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2026 |
| Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 97.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2026 |
| Composite Leading Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 108.500 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2026 |
| PMI: sa (Point) | 51.758 Mar 2019 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Mar 2019 |
| Composite Coincident Index: sa (2013=100) | 113.000 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2019 |
| Composite Leading Index: sa (2013=100) | 104.600 Jan 2019 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2019 |
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