More unemployed population
From the first quarter of 2018 to the first quarter of 2022, the number of unemployed people increased by 322,560, so there are currently 2 million people of working age, but who are not employed.
More self-employed
The arrival of the pandemic in Mexico represented the moment to start creativity and self-employment.
According to the Inegi, there are 12.6 million people who are self-employed, this means one million more people than before the pandemic; more than half, 626,039, are women.
lower wages
Yes, there are more people employed, but their income is lower than before the pandemic.
In the first quarter of 2018, the percentage of workers who earned up to a minimum wage was 16% and in the first quarter of this year it rose to 34%.
In figures, it doubled from 8.4 million to 19.1 million, the latter being the highest record during the first quarter of each year.