Overview
- Mexico’s seasonally adjusted Net Employment Outlook stands at 24% for January–March 2026, down three points from the prior quarter and nine points year over year.
- The central region of Mexico reports a 24% outlook, three points lower than a year earlier, with analysts pointing to manufacturing and automotive exposure and U.S. tariff effects.
- Thirteen percent of Mexican employers have not decided on staffing plans for Q1 2026, the highest undecided share recorded by the survey.
- Argentina’s seasonally adjusted Net Employment Expectation reaches +10%, up five points quarter over quarter and 11 points year over year, led by Finance and Insurance (+27%) and Construction and Real Estate (+20%), with the NEA region strongest at +15%.
- ManpowerGroup reports expected payroll growth in 40 of 42 countries, with Brazil (+57%), Guatemala (+28%), the U.S. (+27%) and Mexico (+24%) leading in the Americas, and notes Argentina’s release introduces a new sector classification with reclassified historical data.