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Unemployment rate
Mexico — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 20% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 15-18% (1990 est.) |
| 1992 | 14-17% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 14%-17% (1991 est.) |
| 1994 | 10.7% (1992 est.) |
| 1995 | 9.8% (1994 est.) |
| 1996 | 10% (1995 est.) plus considerable underemployment |
| 1997 | 10% (1996 est.) plus considerable underemployment |
| 1998 | 3.7% (1997 est.) urban; plus considerable underemployment |
| 1999 | 2.6% (1998) urban; plus considerable underemployment |
| 2000 | 2.5% urban (1998); plus considerable underemployment |
| 2001 | urban - 2.2% (2000); plus considerable underemployment |
| 2002 | urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2001) |
| 2003 | urban - 3% plus considerable underemployment (2002) |
| 2004 | 3.3% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2003) |
| 2005 | 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 3.6% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 3.2% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 3.7% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 47 3.7% (2007 est.) note: underemployment is perhaps 25% |
| 2010 | 5.6% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 5.5% (2009 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2011 | 5.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 5.5% (2009 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2012 | 4.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 5.2% (2011 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2013 | 5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 5.2% (2011 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2014 | 4.9% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 5.3% (2012 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2015 | 4.8% (2014 est.) | 4.9% (2013 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% | country comparison to the world: 45 |
| 2016 | 4.4% (2015 est.) | 4.8% (2014 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% | country comparison to the world: 42 |
| 2017 | 3.9% (2016 est.) | 4.4% (2015 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% | country comparison to the world: 44 |
| 2018 | 3.4% (2017 est.) | 3.9% (2016 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2019 | 3.4% (2017 est.) | 3.9% (2016 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2020 | 3.49% (2019 est.) | 3.33% (2018 est.) | note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2021 | 3.49% (2019 est.) 3.33% (2018 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2022 | 3.49% (2019 est.) 3.33% (2018 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2023 | 4.38% (2021 est.) 4.45% (2020 est.) 3.48% (2019 est.) note: underemployment may be as high as 25% |
| 2024 | 2.81% (2023 est.) 3.26% (2022 est.) 4.02% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 2.8% (2024 est.) 2.8% (2023 est.) 3.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |