MEXICO CITY.- This Monday morning, he participated in the usual “People’s Conference“, of the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardothe general director of Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), Zoe Robledo Aburto.
In his speech, the official reported that, in November, Mexico registered the month with greater creation of formal employmentby adding 48,595 new positionswith which the country reached 599,389 jobs generated in the first 11 months of 2025.
22.8 million IMSS affiliates
Robledo Aburto said that, with this result, the total number of affiliated workers reached 22,837,768, the highest number in the history of the IMSS.
“With data as of November 30 (2025), there is a new cut in employment. There were 22,837,768 jobs affiliated with Social Security. This is what we know as formal employment. It is the highest record since there has been history and registration in the IMSS,” highlighted Robledo Aburto.
The accumulated growth in 2025 is equivalent to an annual rate of 2.7%, driven by both permanent and temporary jobs, although the official highlighted that 86.7% of registered positions are permanent.
Increase in average salary
▶️ “It is the highest record since there has been history”: IMSS adds 22 million 837 thousand registered jobs, highlights Zoé Robledo
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The director of the IMSS stressed that the positive employment trend is accompanied by a average salary increase.
He basic salary price reached in November 624.9 pesos dailywhich represents a annual increase of 7%, according to the report presented by Zoé Robledo.
In addition to the IMSS data, the IMSS director highlighted that, according to the measurement of National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), in the second quarter of 2025 created 600,000 additional paid positionsand quarterly increase of 1.3%going from 39.4 million to 40 million paid jobs in the country.
Greater female participation
Zoé Robledo’s report also highlighted the increase in women’s participation in it formal labor marketsince of the positions affiliated with the IMSS, 9,229,547 correspond to women, which is equivalent to 40.4% of the total.
In the last 12 months, they have added 98,000 new female jobsaccording to Robledo.
2024 closed with signs of economic slowdown
The results come after the country closed 2024 with signs of economic slowdown and in the midst of the debate on labor reforms and adjustments to the minimum wage.
He increase in formal employment in 2025 is interpreted as a sign of resilience in the labor market, although around 55% of the workforce remains informal.
In its most recent report, Inegi highlighted that in October of this year 33.1 million people were employed informallywhich placed the rate of labor informality at 54.9% in the tenth month of 2025.
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