{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mx-unemployment-rate-ilo","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-unemployment-rate-ilo","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mx-unemployment-rate-ilo/","title":"Mexico Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force) (2025)","description":"Mexico's Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force): 2.7 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 2025, unchanged YoY. World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.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 labor force (ILO methodology)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Mexico Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.UEM.TOTL.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":"2.7","unit":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)","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 Unemployment Rate (ILO, % of Labor Force)"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":3.145},{"period":"1992","value":3.235},{"period":"1993","value":3.365},{"period":"1994","value":4.436},{"period":"1995","value":7.095},{"period":"1996","value":5.465},{"period":"1997","value":4.235},{"period":"1998","value":3.733},{"period":"1999","value":2.598},{"period":"2000","value":2.646},{"period":"2001","value":2.627},{"period":"2002","value":3.003},{"period":"2003","value":3.455},{"period":"2004","value":3.937},{"period":"2005","value":3.558},{"period":"2006","value":3.566},{"period":"2007","value":3.628},{"period":"2008","value":3.874},{"period":"2009","value":5.356},{"period":"2010","value":5.303},{"period":"2011","value":5.175},{"period":"2012","value":4.892},{"period":"2013","value":4.921},{"period":"2014","value":4.819},{"period":"2015","value":4.311},{"period":"2016","value":3.853},{"period":"2017","value":3.419},{"period":"2018","value":3.275},{"period":"2019","value":3.477},{"period":"2020","value":4.44},{"period":"2021","value":4.019},{"period":"2022","value":3.256},{"period":"2023","value":2.765},{"period":"2024","value":2.678},{"period":"2025","value":2.673}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of labor force (ILO methodology)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2024","value":"2.7","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"4.0","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"4.4","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.5","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"3.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"3.4","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"-0.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"4.3","yoyChange":"-0.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"4.8","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2012","value":"4.9","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"5.2","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"5.3","yoyChange":"-0.1pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"5.4","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"3.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2006","value":"3.6","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the unemployment rate (ILO methodology) in Mexico from 1990 to present. ILO-consistent unemployment allows direct cross-country comparison of labour market slack on a standardised basis. 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 7.1 % of labor force (ILO methodology) in 1995 and reached its lowest recorded value of 2.6 in 1999. The latest reading of 2.7 in 2025 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}