Mexico: open unemployment rate by age 2020

Since, at least, 2004, the youngest cohort of the urban active population in Mexico has been the age group struggling the most with unavailability of employment for people who are willing to work. The share of urban open unemployment among those aged 15 to 24 years peaked in 2020 at 11.9 percent. That year, urban population whose age ranged between 35 and 44 years had the lowest open unemployment rate across all age groups, four percent.

Urban open unemployment rate in Mexico in the from 2004 to 2020, by age group

Characteristic	15-24 years	25-34 years	35-44 years	45 years and over
2020	11.9%	6.5%	4%	4.4%
2016	7.2%	3.5%	2.1%	2.6%
2012	11.3%	6.1%	3.9%	4.5%
2008	11.4%	5%	2.8%	3.3%
2004	9.9%	3.3%	1.9%	1.8%

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March 2022

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Region

Mexico

Survey time period

2004 to 2020

Supplementary notes

This indicator considers -by specific period- to the unemployed urban population aged 15 years and over, which includes whose have not worked but have looked for an employment and whose have looked for a work by first time within the urban economically active population aged 15 years and over.

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