Overview
- Official INEGI data show Sonora’s manufacturing activity rose from 3.2% in November 2021 to 4.5% in November 2025.
- The performance places the state first among Mexico’s northern border states and fourth nationwide.
- INEGI’s IMAIEF indicates advanced manufacturing expanded 8.9% year over year in November 2025.
- Overall industrial activity increased 0.6% year over year, and officials link the momentum to investment in electromobility, the energy transition, and semiconductors under the Plan Sonora.
- Separately, IMSS figures for January–February 2026 show 22,375 formal jobs added in Sonora, ranking third nationally alongside Mexico City and Nuevo León.