Mexico Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Mexico unemployment rate for 2023 was 2.81%, a 0.44% decline from 2022.
  • Mexico unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.26%, a 0.76% decline from 2021.
  • Mexico unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.02%, a 0.42% decline from 2020.
  • Mexico unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.44%, a 0.96% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Mexico Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 2.81% -0.44%
2022 3.26% -0.76%
2021 4.02% -0.42%
2020 4.44% 0.96%
2019 3.48% 0.20%
2018 3.28% -0.14%
2017 3.42% -0.43%
2016 3.85% -0.46%
2015 4.31% -0.51%
2014 4.82% -0.10%
2013 4.92% 0.03%
2012 4.89% -0.28%
2011 5.18% -0.13%
2010 5.30% -0.05%
2009 5.36% 1.48%
2008 3.87% 0.25%
2007 3.63% 0.06%
2006 3.57% 0.01%
2005 3.56% -0.38%
2004 3.94% 0.48%
2003 3.46% 0.45%
2002 3.00% 0.38%
2001 2.63% -0.02%
2000 2.65% 0.05%
1999 2.60% -1.14%
1998 3.73% -0.50%
1997 4.24% -1.23%
1996 5.47% -1.63%
1995 7.10% 2.66%
1994 4.44% 1.07%
1993 3.37% 0.13%
1992 3.24% 0.09%
1991 3.15% 0.09%