58 Percent of Mexicans Work in Informal Economy The Associated Press
go to original December 15, 2016

Mexico: from informal to formal employment (International Labour Organization)

A new study finds that about 58 percent of jobs in Mexico are in the informal sector including categories such as unregistered vendors, artisans and domestic workers.

But a recent study released by the National Statistics Institute says that the informal sector generated only about 23.6 percent of the nation's GDP in 2015. That represents a decline from about 27.2 percent in 2003.

The most common activities are construction work, small-scale manufacturing and selling products at informal markets or street stalls.

Formally registered jobs account for only about 42 percent of employment in Mexico. But they generate over three-quarters of all economic production.

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Related: Union Winning Fight for Domestic Workers: Contracts with Wages Starting at 250 Pesos Daily in Effect in Five Mexico States (Mexico News Daily)

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