Overview
- IMSS recorded 22,517,076 formal posts at year‑end, a monthly loss of 320,692 (-1.4%) that was smaller than the December contractions seen in 2023 and 2024.
- Over the past 12 months, the formal headcount rose by 278,697 jobs (1.3%), and total affiliations linked to an employer reached 23.9 million.
- The July–December pilot compelled digital platforms to enroll collaborators, extending some coverage to about 1.3 million people, with 206,521 (16.3%) qualifying for full social security.
- Most platform participants received only work‑risk insurance, while their average daily pay was 392.4 pesos compared with an IMSS-wide contribution base averaging 627.9 pesos, up 6.9% year over year.
- Employer registrations decreased by roughly 6,830 under tighter administrative controls, with transport and communications leading annual job growth and Tlaxcala, Estado de México and Mexico City showing the strongest state gains.