INEGI's ENOE survey shows Mexico informality reached 55.1% in Q2 2026, with 82% of new jobs informal even as World Cup public works lifted construction.
Mexico · ECONOMY
Key Facts
—What happened Mexico added 599,334 occupied workers year over year in Q2 2026, with 82% of the growth informal, INEGI reported on 25 August.
—How big Mexico informality reached 55.1% of the occupied population, up 0.3 percentage points from Q1 2026.
—The catch Quarter on quarter, 98% of the 487,434 new jobs were informal, and work in informal economic units hit a record 33.7%.
La tasa de informalidad laboral en México aumenta a 55,1 % en el segundo trimestre de 2026
Baja la informalidad laboral en Hidalgo
Tasa de desempleo en México se ubica en 2.7% en segundo trimestre
La tasa de desempleo en México se mantiene en el 2,7 % en el segundo trimestre de 2026 - EFE
Puebla suma 2.2 millones de trabajadores en informalidad durante 2026
Informal sector establishments up 9%
La actividad económica de México aumentó un 2,8 % interanual en junio - EFE
