Overview
- Seasonally adjusted data through late December 2025 and January 2026 show Mexico at 2.7%, trailing only Japan at 2.6%.
- Mexico’s rate is lower than South Korea and the Czech Republic (2.8%), Poland (2.9%), Germany (3.8%), the Netherlands (4.0%) and the United States (4.6%).
- The OECD-wide unemployment rate has hovered near 5.0% since April 2022, underscoring steady conditions across advanced economies.
- In December 2025, unemployment was unchanged in 22 of 32 OECD countries with data, decreased in seven and increased in three.
- Mexico ranks among the top three in the OECD for lowest youth unemployment, and the report notes greater incorporation of women into formal employment.