Overview

• Mexico’s Net Employment Trend stands at 27% for Q4 2025, with 44% of employers planning to hire, about 40% keeping headcounts unchanged, and 16% considering reductions.
• ManpowerGroup estimates Mexico will add between 40,000 and 150,000 formal jobs in 2025, following recent quarters of softer formal job creation and heightened uncertainty.
• Regional outlook in Mexico shows the southeast and north leading hiring intentions at 31%, Mexico City at a more cautious 30% after an 8-point drop from the prior quarter, and the northwest weakest at 19%.
• By sector in Mexico, Finance and Real Estate leads hiring expectations at 46%, followed by Life Sciences and Health at 37% and Information Technology at 36%.
• Peru’s survey reports a +25% net hiring trend for Q4 2025, with 39% planning to add staff, 44% holding steady, 15% cutting, and Energy (+31%) and Manufacturing (+27%) among the sector leaders alongside regional strength in Cusco, Lambayeque, and Ucayali.