Trade's share of formal jobs, 2024: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Trade's share of formal jobs, 2024 (%, derived). All 32 estados with data in Formal jobs by economic sector by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 21.3 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 15.9 to 17.6 %
- Group 2: 17.6 to 19.4 %
- Group 3: 19.4 to 21.9 %
- Group 4: 21.9 to 25.1 %
- Highest: 25.1 to 33.6 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: IMSS counts jobs where the employer is registered; split IMSS offices for Mexico City, the State of Mexico and Veracruz are combined.
| 1 | Tabasco | 33.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guerrero | 32.1 |
| 3 | Chiapas | 29.1 |
| 4 | Sinaloa | 26 |
| 5 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 25.7 |
| 6 | México | 25.2 |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 25.1 |
| 8 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 24.5 |
| 9 | Puebla | 24.2 |
| 10 | Morelos | 24 |
| 11 | Ciudad de México | 23.2 |
| 12 | Hidalgo | 22.7 |
| 13 | Sonora | 21.9 |
| 14 | Yucatán | 21.3 |
| 15 | Jalisco | 21.2 |
| 16 | Durango | 21 |
| 17 | Baja California Sur | 20.2 |
| 18 | Nuevo León | 20 |
| 19 | Nayarit | 19.9 |
| 20 | Colima | 19.4 |
| 21 | Tamaulipas | 19.3 |
| 22 | Zacatecas | 19 |
| 23 | Campeche | 18.8 |
| 24 | Tlaxcala | 18.4 |
| 25 | Baja California | 17.9 |
| 26 | Guanajuato | 17.6 |
| 26 | Querétaro | 17.6 |
| 28 | Aguascalientes | 17.1 |
| 29 | Chihuahua | 17 |
| 29 | Quintana Roo | 17 |
| 31 | San Luis Potosí | 16.2 |
| 32 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 15.9 |
Source: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024, Cuadro I.5: puestos de trabajo afiliados al IMSS por sector de actividad económica y OOAD, 2024 (01-Asegurados.xlsx). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by trade's share of formal jobs, 2024 (%, derived) (2024). Data: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-trades-share-of-formal-jobs-2024/