This morning, Inegi announced that the economically active population was 61 million people during August, of which 59.2 million were employed.
The services sector concentrated the largest number of employed people, with 43.2% of the total.
Employment in construction and restaurants grows
And, compared to the same month in 2022, the sectors with the greatest increase in their employed population were: Professional, financial and corporate services, with 388,000 people; Construction, with 367,000 and Restaurants and accommodation services, with 360,000.
Labor informality
In August, 32.7 million people were counted working in informal conditions, this implies an informality rate of 55.2%.
In this sector, people are considered vulnerable at work due to the nature of the economic unit for which they work, as well as people whose employment relationship or dependence is not recognized by their source of work.