Overview
- IMSS lists 22,789,173 registered jobs at October 31, and 24,029,752 affiliations when beneficiaries of the digital‑platform reform are included.
- October posted a record monthly increase of 217,491 positions, lifted by 150,123 platform workers who surpassed the income threshold out of 1,114,147 registrants.
- Formal job creation reached 550,794 in January–October 2025 (+2.5%), about 7.4% below the same period of 2024 (594,556).
- The average daily wage base rose to 622 pesos (+7.1% year over year), with transport and communications leading sector gains (+9.6%) and Estado de México, Mexico City and Hidalgo showing annual increases above 2.5%.
- Analysts caution IMSS data capture only part of the labor market, with informality near 55–60%; 18 states showed monthly declines, led by Campeche (-10.3%) and Tabasco (-6.5%), and employer registrations fell 2.3% after tighter security controls.