Coahuila and Saltillo, entities with the lowest rate of informal employment

During the fourth quarter of 2024, Coahuila ranked as the third state with the lowest labor informality, although it was also the second with the highest unemployment rate, while among the metropolitan areas, Saltillo had the lowest rate of labor informality.

According to the INEGI National Employment and Occupation Survey in 4Q24, in Coahuila the Employed Population was 1,546,401 people and the Unemployed Population was 56,123 people; the Participation Rate was 60.0% and the Unemployment Rate was 3.5%.

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Coahuila's unemployment rate was the third highest in the country in 4Q24, surpassed only by Tabasco, which registered 4.1%, and Mexico City, with 4.0%.

Coahuila in that period also registered a Partial Employment and Unemployment Rate of 8.5% , a General Pressure Rate of 6.7%, Salaried Work of 77.4%, Underemployment of 5.7%, Critical Employment Conditions of 28.2%, Labor Informality of 35.4% and Employment in the Informal Sector of 21.8%.

In fact, the Informal Employment Rate was the third lowest in the country , only Nuevo León with 33.3% and Chihuahua with 35.2% had lower rates.

SALTILLO METROPOLITAN AREA

In 4Q24, the Saltillo metropolitan area had an Employed Population of 505,142 people and an Unemployed Population of 17,242 people, with a Participation Rate of 62.2% and an Unemployment Rate of 3.3%.

Additionally, other rates reported that quarter were the Partial Employment and Unemployment Rate 6.7%, General Pressure 5.1%, Salaried Work 82.5%, Underemployment 2.0%, Critical Employment Conditions 20.1%, Labor Informality 25.7% and Employment in the Informal Sector 16.8%.

In the case of the Informal Employment Rate, the lowest percentages were found in Saltillo, followed by Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez.