The improvement in the Mexicali labor market caused the unemployment rate to be 2.7% at an annual rate in the fourth quarter of 2024, below the 3% at an annual rate in the same period, but in 2023.
According to the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) released by INEGI, the unemployed Economically Active Population (EAP) closed at 11,596 people in the fourth quarter of 2024, that is, 1,789 fewer than the 13,385 people who were unemployed in the fourth quarter of 2023.
On the other hand, between October and December 2024, Mexicali has 421,837 employed people, of which 68% are in the commerce and services sector; 31% in industry; and only 1% in the agricultural sector. (It should be noted that those not specified by INEGI were discounted from the total.)
It is worth mentioning that the municipal administration continues to implement strategies to provide greater certainty and incentives to the private sector with the aim of improving confidence in the capital, and thus, attract more investment and promote the creation of more formal jobs.