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Labour market indicators
Unemployment rate in
2001
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1.7%
(ILO data)
Working population:
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Year
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Total Population
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Working population
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Activity rate
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2004
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103 795 216
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44 725 360
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43%
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Employment by sector:
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Year
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Agriculture
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Industry
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Services
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2003
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16.3%
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25%
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58.4%
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| Sources: ILO, Eurostat, last available data |
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Employment contracts
Employment contracts are regulated by legal clauses and collective agreements.
Salaries
National monthly minimum wage as of
01/01/03
:
US$ 4.43 in Acapulco and Mexico; US$ 4.22 in Guadalajara and Monterrey; US$ 4.03 elsewhere (Daily data).
Average wage for a
employee
in the manufacturing industry in
2001
:
3,364
pesos
by
month
(ILO data)
Social security contributions
Employer:
2 %.
Employee:
10.5 %.
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Number of hours
Legal definition of full time work (per week):
48 hours
Retirement age:
65
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Unions
Average rate of union membership:
30 %.
Unions:
Confederation of Mexican Workers ( CTM), Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Farmers (CROC), Congress of Work (CT) and Workers Authentic Front (FAT) can be listed.
Useful links
For further informations on the labour market, check out the following web sites:
- International Labour Organization (ILO): studies, statistics and reports on working conditions and labour markets
- NATLEX : ILO database on national labour laws
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Ministry of Labor and Social Security
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Confederacion Patronal de la Republica Mexicana (COPARMEX)
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