Employment in Mexico Slows Down with the Loss of Almost 30,000 Formal Posts in May
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In May, 29,922 formal jobs were lost, which is associated with the agricultural sector that, “historically,” reports a “temporary reduction in employment (in that month) due to the completion of planting, maintenance and harvesting stages in various regions of the country,” reported the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).
The cumulative creation of formal employment in Mexico went back to 201,605 places between January and May 2026, after the loss of 29,922 places in the fifth month of the year alone, reported Monday by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). The monthly decline, equivalent to a rate of less 0.1 percent, reduced the advance that the country had accumulated until April, when it added 231,527 new formal posts in the year. Despite the fall of …
Mexico City, 8 Jun (EFE).- The cumulative creation of formal employment in Mexico fell to 201,605 places between January and May 2026, after the loss of 29,922 places in the fifth month of the year alone, reported on Monday by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). The monthly decline, equivalent to a rate of less than 0.1%, reduced the progress that the country had accumulated until April, when it added 23,527 new formal jobs in the year…
At the end of May 2026, the IMSS reported 22.7 million jobs, with more than 86 percent permanent and an annual growth of 346 thousand jobs The average base contribution salary reached 671.3 pesos a day, the highest figure recorded for a month of May and with [...] The IMSS entry records more than 22.7 million formal jobs; average salary reaches historical maximum aparece primero en LJA.MX Noticias México.
The IMSS reported that, until May 2026, there was a growth of formal employment at a rate of 1.5 percent per year in Mexico; on the other hand, this month there was a decrease of 29 thousand 922 affiliated jobs compared to April, equivalent to 0.1 percent, due to [...] The post Increases formal employment by 1.5% during 2026; in May, IMSS membership falls 0.1% appeared first on Angulo 7.
Formal employment in Mexico stumbled in May in the middle of a weak economy and the prelude to the FIFA 2026 Football World Cup, which still does not generate a visible impact on hiring.In May 29,922 formal jobs were lost, a fall of 0.1% compared to April, according to the monthly report of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), published on June 8, 2026.See more: Mexico still does not see the wave of new jobs due to the World Cup fever 2…
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