Mexico Reaches Record 23 Million Formal Jobs, Digi Mart USA News (Mexico): Mexico reached a historic high of 23,088,353 formal jobs registered with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) during October 2026, according to President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Speaking at the morning press conference known as La Mañanera del Pueblo on Monday, November 9, the president previewed the employment figures that the IMSS will officially release around midday. Sheinbaum said October saw 161,077 jobs created, a monthly increase of 0.7% compared with September.
For the cumulative period from January through October 2026, the country recorded an increase of 571,277 formal jobs, equivalent to growth of 2.5% so far this year. Compared with October 2025, the president said 299,180 additional jobs were counted, a annual variation of 1.3%.
“We reached a maximum figure of formal jobs in the month that just passed, October: 23 million 88 thousand 353, the highest figure in the entire history,” Sheinbaum said.
According to data presented at Palacio Nacional, the October registration exceeded previous levels of workers affiliated with the IMSS and set a new maximum in the institute’s historical series. Sheinbaum specified that the figures correspond to jobs registered with Social Security as of October 31, 2026, and that the official report will be published by the IMSS later on Monday.
