Overview
- Formal employment rose by 217,491 positions in October, a gain largely explained by 150,123 platform workers who qualified as full contributors, according to the IMSS.
- Under the platform pilot, 1,114,147 people registered in October, but most did not meet the minimum-wage cotization threshold required for full inclusion.
- IMSS recorded 22,789,173 jobs, 86.8% permanent, with year-to-date growth of 550,794 positions (2.5%), which trails the same period in 2024 and 2023.
- Regional disparities persisted as 18 states showed negative employment this year, with Campeche down 10.3% and Tabasco down 6.5%, while the State of Mexico and Mexico City led platform affiliations.
- Analysts note IMSS data cover only part of the labor market, with informal employment near 54.85%, and the platform counting methodology remains under calibration.