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national Mexico News Daily 2026-03-31

Mexico's Job Numbers Paint Mixed Picture of Economy

Mexico added 600,000 new jobs in February, but year-to-date employment creation remains in negative territory due to 700,000 job losses in January. The majority of new jobs are self-employed or unpaid.


<p>After the loss of 705,427 positions in January, Mexico added almost 600,000 new jobs last month. But there's an important catch: just under 500,000 of those new roles are self-employed or unpaid.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/mexico-job-numbers-economy/">What do Mexico&#8217;s latest job numbers tell us about the economy?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://mexiconewsdaily.com">Mexico News Daily</a></p> <p>Mexico added almost 600,000 new jobs last month, acc...

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