Overview
- The IMSS, which published its monthly update on Monday, June 8, reported a net loss of 29,922 formal jobs in May 2026 driven mainly by drops in temporary agricultural posts and an administrative deletion of a fraudulent employer record.
- IMSS said that if the fraud‑related cancellation is excluded the underlying trend in formal job creation would remain positive, noting 12‑month growth of 346,637 jobs and a record average salary base of 671.3 pesos per day.
- Registrations under the platforms reform rose to 1.55 million people by the end of May, with 197,131 meeting the income threshold counted as formal jobs and 37,652 platform‑linked posts added in the month.
- A private consultancy, ManpowerGroup, published a disputed alternative breakdown that claims permanent jobs fell while temporary roles rose, a difference that highlights methodological and classification tensions between public and private tallies.
- State and sector results were mixed: some states such as Jalisco added thousands of formal posts while Querétaro logged two months of declines, and transport and communications led annual sector gains as manufacturing and agriculture showed weakness.