In November 2024, the unemployed population was 1.6 million people and represented 2.6% of the Economically Active Population (PEA). This figure cannot be compared with the same month of the previous year, because in 2023 it was not included. information from Guerrero, as a consequence of the damage caused by Hurricane Otis, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
By gender, the unemployment rate for women was 2.8% and for men, 2.5%. Of the unemployed, 11.8% did not have completed secondary education. People with a higher level of education represented 88%.
Labor informality
In November 2024, the population employed in informal labor rose to 32.8 million people and the labor informality rate represented 54.6% of the employed population.
Underemployment
By November 2024, the underemployed population (those with the availability or need to work longer) was 5.3 million people. The underemployment rate represented 8.9% of the employed population.
When distinguishing by sex, the corresponding rate in women was 9.3% and in men, 8.6%.
According to their place in the occupation, the underemployed were concentrated in subordinate and paid workers, with 45.1%, self-employed workers represented 42.5%.
EAP and employed population
In November 2024, the EAP was 61.6 million people aged 15 and over. When distinguishing by sex, the economic participation rate of women was 46.7% and that of men, 75.1%.
The employed population reached 60 million people (97.4% of the EAP). According to sex, the employment of women was 24.7 million and that of men, 35.3 million.
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