{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mx-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-employment-rate/","title":"Mexico Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Mexico's Employment Rate: 60 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Mexico","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Mexico","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Mexico Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=MX"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Mexico"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Mexico (2025)","value":"60","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Mexico Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":56.376},{"period":"1992","value":56.815},{"period":"1993","value":57.294},{"period":"1994","value":56.694},{"period":"1995","value":55.187},{"period":"1996","value":56.214},{"period":"1997","value":58.21},{"period":"1998","value":58.217},{"period":"1999","value":58.148},{"period":"2000","value":57.994},{"period":"2001","value":57.388},{"period":"2002","value":56.701},{"period":"2003","value":56.783},{"period":"2004","value":57.038},{"period":"2005","value":57.981},{"period":"2006","value":58.704},{"period":"2007","value":58.711},{"period":"2008","value":58.289},{"period":"2009","value":57.313},{"period":"2010","value":57.189},{"period":"2011","value":57.394},{"period":"2012","value":58.226},{"period":"2013","value":58.029},{"period":"2014","value":57.561},{"period":"2015","value":57.941},{"period":"2016","value":58.099},{"period":"2017","value":58.15},{"period":"2018","value":58.45},{"period":"2019","value":58.995},{"period":"2020","value":53.921},{"period":"2021","value":57.517},{"period":"2022","value":58.961},{"period":"2023","value":60.036},{"period":"2024","value":59.985},{"period":"2025","value":59.962}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"60.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"60.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"60.0","yoyChange":"+1pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"57.5","yoyChange":"+3.6pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"53.9","yoyChange":"-5.1pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"59.0","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"58.5","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2016","value":"58.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"57.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"58.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"58.2","yoyChange":"+0.8pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"57.4","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"-1.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"58.3","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"58.7","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Mexico (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 60 % of total population ages 15+ in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 53.9 in 2020. The latest reading of 60 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}