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Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico Economically active women and men aged 12 and over as a share of all women and men 12 and over, and the unemployed as a share of the economically active, by sex (all derived from census counts for the census reference week), from the 2020 Census. Survey-based ENOE rates for the same concepts differ. Percentages are derived by Quadranac from the census counts and can differ by about 0.1 point from INEGI's published percentages, which exclude unspecified responses from the denominator.
Reference period 2020 Licence Fuente/Source: INEGI (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía). Reproduced under INEGI's Términos de libre uso de la información del INEGI . Chart (4 options): Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Women unemployed (% of active, derived) Men unemployed (% of active, derived)
Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Women unemployed (% of active, derived) Men unemployed (% of active, derived)
Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Baja California Sur (55.7); lowest: Zacatecas (39.0); national value 49.0. Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 55.7 55.7 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 55.6 55.6 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 55.6 55.6 Baja California Baja California: 54.7 54.7 Colima Colima: 54.3 54.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 53.4 53.4 Morelos Morelos: 52.4 52.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 52.0 52.0 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 50.9 50.9 Nayarit Nayarit: 50.8 50.8 Campeche Campeche: 50.0 50.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 50.0 50.0 México México: 49.7 49.7 Sonora Sonora: 48.9 48.9 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 48.4 48.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 48.4 48.4 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 48.3 48.3 Puebla Puebla: 48.2 48.2 Yucatán Yucatán: 48.2 48.2 Guerrero Guerrero: 48.1 48.1 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 48.1 48.1 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 47.9 47.9 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 47.5 47.5 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 47.4 47.4 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 47.3 47.3 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 46.6 46.6 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 46.4 46.4 Chiapas Chiapas: 44.8 44.8 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 44.0 44.0 Durango Durango: 43.6 43.6 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 43.1 43.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 39.0 39.0 National 49.0
Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Baja California Sur (55.7); lowest: Zacatecas (39.0); national value 49.0. Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 55.7 55.7 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 55.6 55.6 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 55.6 55.6 Baja California Baja California: 54.7 54.7 Colima Colima: 54.3 54.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 53.4 53.4 Morelos Morelos: 52.4 52.4 Jalisco Jalisco: 52.0 52.0 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 50.9 50.9 Nayarit Nayarit: 50.8 50.8 Campeche Campeche: 50.0 50.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 50.0 50.0 México México: 49.7 49.7 Sonora Sonora: 48.9 48.9 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 48.4 48.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 48.4 48.4 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 48.3 48.3 Puebla Puebla: 48.2 48.2 Yucatán Yucatán: 48.2 48.2 Guerrero Guerrero: 48.1 48.1 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 48.1 48.1 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 47.9 47.9 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 47.5 47.5 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 47.4 47.4 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 47.3 47.3 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 46.6 46.6 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 46.4 46.4 Chiapas Chiapas: 44.8 44.8 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 44.0 44.0 Durango Durango: 43.6 43.6 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 43.1 43.1 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 39.0 39.0 National 49.0
Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Baja California Sur (55.7); lowest: Zacatecas (39.0); national value 49.0. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Quintana Roo (81.2); lowest: Oaxaca (72.2); national value 75.8. Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 81.2 81.2 Chiapas Chiapas: 78.8 78.8 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 78.1 78.1 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 77.9 77.9 Campeche Campeche: 77.4 77.4 Puebla Puebla: 77.4 77.4 Querétaro Querétaro: 77.4 77.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 77.3 77.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 76.9 76.9 Jalisco Jalisco: 76.9 76.9 Colima Colima: 76.7 76.7 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 76.5 76.5 Baja California Baja California: 76.2 76.2 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 76.0 76.0 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 76.0 76.0 Yucatán Yucatán: 76.0 76.0 Morelos Morelos: 75.9 75.9 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 75.7 75.7 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 75.6 75.6 México México: 75.6 75.6 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 75.4 75.4 Nayarit Nayarit: 75.2 75.2 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 75.0 75.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 74.9 74.9 Guerrero Guerrero: 74.5 74.5 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 74.3 74.3 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 74.2 74.2 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 73.9 73.9 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 73.3 73.3 Sonora Sonora: 73.2 73.2 Durango Durango: 72.6 72.6 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 72.2 72.2 National 75.8
Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) 32 areas ranked by Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Quintana Roo (81.2); lowest: Oaxaca (72.2); national value 75.8. Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 81.2 81.2 Chiapas Chiapas: 78.8 78.8 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 78.1 78.1 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 77.9 77.9 Campeche Campeche: 77.4 77.4 Puebla Puebla: 77.4 77.4 Querétaro Querétaro: 77.4 77.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 77.3 77.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 76.9 76.9 Jalisco Jalisco: 76.9 76.9 Colima Colima: 76.7 76.7 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 76.5 76.5 Baja California Baja California: 76.2 76.2 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 76.0 76.0 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 76.0 76.0 Yucatán Yucatán: 76.0 76.0 Morelos Morelos: 75.9 75.9 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 75.7 75.7 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 75.6 75.6 México México: 75.6 75.6 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 75.4 75.4 Nayarit Nayarit: 75.2 75.2 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 75.0 75.0 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 74.9 74.9 Guerrero Guerrero: 74.5 74.5 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 74.3 74.3 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 74.2 74.2 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 73.9 73.9 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 73.3 73.3 Sonora Sonora: 73.2 73.2 Durango Durango: 72.6 72.6 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 72.2 72.2 National 75.8
Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived). Highest: Quintana Roo (81.2); lowest: Oaxaca (72.2); national value 75.8. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Women unemployed (% of active, derived) 32 areas ranked by Women unemployed (% of active, derived). Highest: Ciudad de México (1.8); lowest: Nayarit (0.8); national value 1.3. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 1.8 1.8 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 1.8 1.8 Durango Durango: 1.7 1.7 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 1.5 1.5 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.5 1.5 México México: 1.5 1.5 Sonora Sonora: 1.5 1.5 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 1.5 1.5 Morelos Morelos: 1.4 1.4 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.4 1.4 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.4 1.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 1.4 1.4 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 1.3 1.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 1.3 1.3 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 1.3 1.3 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 1.2 1.2 Chiapas Chiapas: 1.2 1.2 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 1.2 1.2 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 1.2 1.2 Colima Colima: 1.1 1.1 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 1.1 1.1 Puebla Puebla: 1.1 1.1 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 1.1 1.1 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.1 1.1 Baja California Baja California: 1.0 1.0 Guerrero Guerrero: 1.0 1.0 Jalisco Jalisco: 1.0 1.0 Campeche Campeche: 0.9 0.9 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 0.9 0.9 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 0.9 0.9 Yucatán Yucatán: 0.9 0.9 Nayarit Nayarit: 0.8 0.8 National 1.3
Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Women unemployed (% of active, derived) 32 areas ranked by Women unemployed (% of active, derived). Highest: Ciudad de México (1.8); lowest: Nayarit (0.8); national value 1.3. Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 1.8 1.8 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 1.8 1.8 Durango Durango: 1.7 1.7 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 1.5 1.5 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 1.5 1.5 México México: 1.5 1.5 Sonora Sonora: 1.5 1.5 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 1.5 1.5 Morelos Morelos: 1.4 1.4 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 1.4 1.4 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.4 1.4 Tabasco Tabasco: 1.4 1.4 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 1.3 1.3 Querétaro Querétaro: 1.3 1.3 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 1.3 1.3 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 1.2 1.2 Chiapas Chiapas: 1.2 1.2 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 1.2 1.2 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 1.2 1.2 Colima Colima: 1.1 1.1 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 1.1 1.1 Puebla Puebla: 1.1 1.1 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 1.1 1.1 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.1 1.1 Baja California Baja California: 1.0 1.0 Guerrero Guerrero: 1.0 1.0 Jalisco Jalisco: 1.0 1.0 Campeche Campeche: 0.9 0.9 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 0.9 0.9 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 0.9 0.9 Yucatán Yucatán: 0.9 0.9 Nayarit Nayarit: 0.8 0.8 National 1.3
Women unemployed (% of active, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Women unemployed (% of active, derived). Highest: Ciudad de México (1.8); lowest: Nayarit (0.8); national value 1.3. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Men unemployed (% of active, derived) 32 areas ranked by Men unemployed (% of active, derived). Highest: Durango (3.3); lowest: Yucatán (1.3); national value 2.3. Durango Durango: 3.3 3.3 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 3.1 3.1 Coahuila de Zaragoza Coahuila de Zaragoza: 2.8 2.8 Morelos Morelos: 2.7 2.7 Tabasco Tabasco: 2.7 2.7 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 2.7 2.7 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 2.6 2.6 México México: 2.5 2.5 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 2.5 2.5 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.5 2.5 Guerrero Guerrero: 2.4 2.4 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 2.4 2.4 Sonora Sonora: 2.4 2.4 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Ll… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 2.4 2.4 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.3 2.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 2.3 2.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 2.3 2.3 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 2.2 2.2 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 2.2 2.2 Querétaro Querétaro: 2.2 2.2 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 2.1 2.1 Puebla Puebla: 2.0 2.0 Baja California Sur Baja California Sur: 1.9 1.9 Colima Colima: 1.8 1.8 Michoacán de Ocampo Michoacán de Ocampo: 1.8 1.8 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.8 1.8 Campeche Campeche: 1.7 1.7 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.7 1.7 Jalisco Jalisco: 1.6 1.6 Nayarit Nayarit: 1.6 1.6 Baja California Baja California: 1.5 1.5 Yucatán Yucatán: 1.3 1.3 National 2.3
Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico: Men unemployed (% of active, derived) 32 areas ranked by Men unemployed (% of active, derived). Highest: Durango (3.3); lowest: Yucatán (1.3); national value 2.3. Durango Durango: 3.3 3.3 Tlaxcala Tlaxcala: 3.1 3.1 Coahuila de Zarag… Coahuila de Zaragoza: 2.8 2.8 Morelos Morelos: 2.7 2.7 Tabasco Tabasco: 2.7 2.7 Zacatecas Zacatecas: 2.7 2.7 Ciudad de México Ciudad de México: 2.6 2.6 México México: 2.5 2.5 Oaxaca Oaxaca: 2.5 2.5 Tamaulipas Tamaulipas: 2.5 2.5 Guerrero Guerrero: 2.4 2.4 Hidalgo Hidalgo: 2.4 2.4 Sonora Sonora: 2.4 2.4 Veracruz de Ignac… Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave: 2.4 2.4 Aguascalientes Aguascalientes: 2.3 2.3 Chiapas Chiapas: 2.3 2.3 Guanajuato Guanajuato: 2.3 2.3 Chihuahua Chihuahua: 2.2 2.2 Nuevo León Nuevo León: 2.2 2.2 Querétaro Querétaro: 2.2 2.2 San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí: 2.1 2.1 Puebla Puebla: 2.0 2.0 Baja California S… Baja California Sur: 1.9 1.9 Colima Colima: 1.8 1.8 Michoacán de Ocam… Michoacán de Ocampo: 1.8 1.8 Quintana Roo Quintana Roo: 1.8 1.8 Campeche Campeche: 1.7 1.7 Sinaloa Sinaloa: 1.7 1.7 Jalisco Jalisco: 1.6 1.6 Nayarit Nayarit: 1.6 1.6 Baja California Baja California: 1.5 1.5 Yucatán Yucatán: 1.3 1.3 National 2.3
Men unemployed (% of active, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 32 areas ranked by Men unemployed (% of active, derived). Highest: Durango (3.3); lowest: Yucatán (1.3); national value 2.3. Full data in the table below.Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020. Click a column header to sort; the national total stays pinned at the top.
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State Women economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Men economically active, 12 and over (%, derived) Women unemployed (% of active, derived) Men unemployed (% of active, derived) Mexico (national) 49 75.8 1.3 2.3 Aguascalientes 50.9 76.5 1.5 2.3 Baja California 54.7 76.2 1 1.5 Baja California Sur 55.7 78.1 1.2 1.9 Campeche 50 77.4 0.9 1.7 Coahuila de Zaragoza 46.4 73.9 1.5 2.8 Colima 54.3 76.7 1.1 1.8 Chiapas 44.8 78.8 1.2 2.3 Chihuahua 50 74.9 1.3 2.2 Ciudad de México 55.6 74.3 1.8 2.6 Durango 43.6 72.6 1.7 3.3 Guanajuato 47.9 76.9 1.1 2.3 Guerrero 48.1 74.5 1 2.4 Hidalgo 48.1 75.6 1.2 2.4 Jalisco 52 76.9 1 1.6 México 49.7 75.6 1.5 2.5 Michoacán de Ocampo 47.4 77.9 0.9 1.8 Morelos 52.4 75.9 1.4 2.7 Nayarit 50.8 75.2 0.8 1.6 Nuevo León 47.5 75.4 1.4 2.2 Oaxaca 43.1 72.2 0.9 2.5 Puebla 48.2 77.4 1.1 2 Querétaro 53.4 77.4 1.3 2.2 Quintana Roo 55.6 81.2 1.4 1.8 San Luis Potosí 46.6 75.7 1.1 2.1 Sinaloa 48.4 73.3 1.1 1.7 Sonora 48.9 73.2 1.5 2.4 Tabasco 48.4 77.3 1.4 2.7 Tamaulipas 48.3 75 1.5 2.5 Tlaxcala 47.3 76 1.8 3.1 Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 44 76 1.3 2.4 Yucatán 48.2 76 0.9 1.3 Zacatecas 39 74.2 1.2 2.7
Source: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), national and state totals . Reference period: 2020.
Cite this table Source agency INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020 Dataset Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), state totals Table Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico Data last updated 2026-11-03 Page https://quadranac.com/tables/mx-labour-by-sex/ Economic participation of women and men by state, Mexico (Mexico, 2020). Data: INEGI, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020, Principales resultados por localidad (ITER), state totals. Retrieved 2026-11-03 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/mx-labour-by-sex/
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