In December 2024, the unemployment rate (unemployment) added 1.5 million people and represented 2.4% of the economically active population (PEA), in the same month of 2023, was 2.6%, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography reported (INEGI), which represents a historical minimum.
Based on the results of the National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE),
In women, the unemployment rate was 2.2% and in men, 2.6%; Regarding the same period of 2023, 0.2 percentage points decreased: in women 0.4 fell and in men it remained.
Of the unemployed, 12.9% did not have complete high school studies. People with the highest level of instruction represented 87%.
Subocupation decreases
The suboccupation rate (percentage of employed population that sought to offer a greater amount of working time in its current occupation or in additional employment) was established at 6.9%. In the last month of 2023, it was 7.6%.
The critical occupation conditions rate (calculated from minimum wages
Equivalent, January 2024) was 32%. In December 2023, it was from
35.8%.
Labor informality remains unchanged
For its part, the labor informality rate was 53.7%, similar to that registered in the same month of 2023.
In this context, in December 2024, the PEA, understood as the country A thousand people in relation to December 2023.
By distinguishing by sex, the rate of
Economic participation of women was 46% and that of men, 74.6%.
Regarding the previous year, the participation of women fell 0.3 percentage points and that of men, 0.6.
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