Mexico city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mexico city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.2%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-20.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -3.1 pp (-37.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +1.3 pp (25.5%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +0.7 pp (10.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -1.4 pp (-19.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.8 pp (14%) |