In one year, the number of people who are part of the economically active population of Baja California decreased, according to the National Employment Survey (Enoe) of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
According to the report that includes data up to the fourth quarter of 2024, 1.8 million people were employed, a number lower by 44 thousand, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023. The services sector accounted for the greatest decrease.
Regarding the employed population, Inegi specifies that the manufacturing industry employs 23.5% of this section, which means a decrease of 14 thousand jobs compared to the previous period. Commerce accounted for 19.2% of the employed population, the same sector that also reported a decrease in the number of employed people, with 12 thousand fewer.
Other data presented by Inegi is that of the unemployed population, which totaled 45 thousand people. This figure represented an unemployment rate of 2.5%, a figure higher than that of the same quarter of the previous year.
In contrast, the informal employment rate was 36.9%, lower than the same period in 2023, which was 38.1%, representing a reduction of 1.2%.