Overview
- CIEN-ADEX reports 1.523–1.524 million export-linked jobs for Nov 2024–Oct 2025, a 1.8% rise from the prior month, while separate coverage cites a roughly 13% year-over-year increase.
- Agroindustry (647,689 jobs), traditional mining (405,419) and primary agriculture (215,086) account for about 83% of export employment, with agroindustry showing annual growth but a 0.9% monthly dip.
- Manufacturing-focused segments continue to contract, with steep job losses in wood (over 25%), jewelry (about 24%) and non-metallic mining (around 10%), and smaller declines in garments and other manufacturing.
- Firm counts also fell sharply between January and October 2025, led by jewelry (-31.4%), wood (-12.1%) and non-metallic mining (-11.6%), with jewelry additionally pressured by a 10% U.S. tariff applied since April 5.
- Export-linked roles represented 32.7% of formal private jobs in October, with employment concentrated on the coast (75.6%); the U.S. is the top market driver with about 392,440 jobs, followed by the EU, China and Canada.