Mexico Unemployment Rate
2005 - 2025 | Monthly | % | National Institute of Statistics and Geography
Key information about Mexico Unemployment Rate
- Mexico Unemployment Rate increased to 2.61% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.60% in Dec 2024.
- Mexico Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jan 2005 to Jan 2025, with an average rate of 3.81%.
- The data reached an all-time high of 5.89% in Sep 2009 and a record low of 2.44% in Oct 2024.
- The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics and Geography.
- In the latest reports, Mexico Population reached 131.72 million people in Dec 2024.
View Mexico's Unemployment Rate from Jan 2005 to Jan 2025 in the chart:
What was Mexico's Unemployment Rate in Jan 2025?
Mexico Unemployment Rate increased to 2.61% in Jan 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.60% in Dec 2024. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.61 Jan 2025 | 2.60 Dec 2024 | 2.44 Oct 2024 | 5.89 Sep 2009 | % | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 8.76 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 11.40 Jun 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2019 |
| Argentina (%) | 6.90 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Mar 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 13.30 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 4.11 Jan 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2025 |
| Austria (%) | 5.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 5.64 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Bahrain (%) | 5.90 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 5.30 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jan 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 2.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 13.17 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 20.68 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 6.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 4.80 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 3.80 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 2.40 2020 | yearly | 2020 - 2020 |
| Canada (%) | 6.60 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Feb 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 8.02 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2009 - Jan 2025 |
| China (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 11.64 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | 6.80 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 5.00 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 2.68 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 4.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Apr 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 3.38 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 6.70 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 5.30 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 5.80 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 6.90 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Apr 2023 |
| France (%) | 7.20 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1975 - Jun 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 16.40 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 3.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.56 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 11.20 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1998 - Apr 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 4.34 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.35 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2024 |
| India (%) | 7.11 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) | 4.91 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 9.40 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2001 - Mar 2022 |
| Ireland (%) | 4.10 Jul 2023 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jul 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 6.28 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 3.50 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) | 2.50 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 21.30 Nov 2024 | quarterly | Feb 2000 - Nov 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 4.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 2.98 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) | 2.70 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Feb 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.70 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 0.93 2021 | yearly | 1999 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 4.10 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 0.95 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) | 6.90 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 29.56 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 6.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 5.85 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 11.90 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2023 - Dec 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 6.60 2013 | yearly | 2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) | 3.10 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 2.29 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 7.10 Mar 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) | 2.61 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 5.55 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 5.30 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 11.00 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 13.60 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Mozambique (%) | 3.67 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 1.79 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 4.44 2020 | yearly | 1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) | 3.10 Jul 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 5.10 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 4.10 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2022 - Mar 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 3.90 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2024 |
| Oman (%) | 3.60 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2018 - Jan 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 6.30 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 31.10 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 9.50 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 4.55 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 6.15 Jan 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 4.50 Apr 2023 | quarterly | Jul 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 5.40 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jan 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 7.20 Jan 2021 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2021 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.10 2019 | yearly | 1997 - 2019 |
| Romania (%) | 5.60 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Apr 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 2.40 Jul 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jul 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 3.73 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 8.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 1.90 May 2023 | monthly | Mar 2020 - May 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 5.09 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2006 - Jan 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 3.50 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 32.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 10.61 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2021 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 4.10 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Sudan (%) | 20.30 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 7.22 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Apr 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.44 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Dec 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -4.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -945.559 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 25,194.708 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1977 - Jan 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 13.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 896,296.4 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 47.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (MXN bn) | 11,652.146 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (MXN bn) | 26,401.275 2029 | yearly | 1996 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (MXN bn) | 10,439.952 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| 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) | 2,310.5 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | -14,282.0 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Mar 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 2.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 1,791.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -193.488 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.0 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -1,108.2 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 914.758 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 447,827.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 33.0 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 56,316.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 3.3 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Total Debt: % of GDP (%) | 110.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -20.878 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -636,394.740 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Short Term (MXN mn) | 797,206.100 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Public Debt: Long Term (MXN mn) | 12,940,890.500 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Jan 2025 |
| BoP: Capital Account (USD mn) | -13.136 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) | 519.344 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) | 28.622 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) | 12,600.704 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) | 41.758 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) | -1,918.565 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) | 15,086.274 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) | 2,407.666 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) | 6,497.820 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) | 2,498.706 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) | 7,580.009 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| 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: Manufacturing (USD th) | -15,876.272 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Commerce (USD th) | 1,197,329.374 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Transport & Storage (USD th) | 214,906.162 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Financial & Insurance Services (USD th) | -47,044.943 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| 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 |
| FDI: Canada (USD th) | 406,915.941 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Germany (USD th) | -190,283.987 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Japan (USD th) | -331,798.779 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: Spain (USD th) | -217,982.959 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| FDI: United States (USD th) | 1,326,227.874 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 16.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 7,196.634 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 391,273.522 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1985 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 707,141.239 May 2023 | monthly | Dec 1985 - May 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 12.1 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1986 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 211,268.8 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 10.951 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 4.3 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 10,874.008 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1956 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 444,009.307 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 8.7 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jan 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 732,399.3 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 14.8 Dec 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 5.700 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 281.557 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Sep 2024 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 651.261 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1980 - Sep 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 271,770.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 433,180.930 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jan 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 13.00 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jan 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 20.72 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| 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) | -7.8 Feb 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2025 |
| 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 |
| Composite Coincident Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 99.300 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2024 |
| Composite Leading Index: sa: 2018=100 (2018=100) | 105.200 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2024 |
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