Sinaloa Adds 24,000 Jobs in February, 2015

 by Maureen Dietrich
16 Mar 15
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With the addition of 24,431 jobs in February this year, Sinaloa reached a total of 474,406 workers registered with the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, an annual increase of 5.4 percent in formal employment.

The number of new jobs registered in February is more than double the number registered in the same period last year which was 11,890.

(from Noroeste)

Formal Jobs up 33%

by Murry Page

13 Dec 14  

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The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) reported that during the period from January 2014 through November 2014 a total of 950,016 formal jobs were created in México, up 33 percent from the previous 12 month period.

The IMSS report said the increase during the first 11 months of 2014 was the second highest growth reported during the same period since records have been kept.

The report also pointed out that in November of this year alone 122,850 formal jobs were added, which is the second largest monthly growth in formal jobs in the last 10 years.

According to the IMSS, 85.3 percent of these jobs are permanent and 14.7 percent are temporary. The agency said this ratio has remained fairly constant.

The greatest job growth was seen in the states Guanajuato, Baja California, Quintana Roo, Aguascalientes, Guerrero, Zacatecas, Sinaloa, Nayarit, Chihuahua, Coahuila and the Federal District.

The fewest number of new jobs was reported by the state of Baja California Sur, which was down 1.3% due to hurricane Odil. Baja California Sur was followed by the states of Veracruz, Campeche, Chiapas, Sonora, Tabasco, and México.

(from Milenio)

México Generates More Than 17 Million Formal Jobs for the First Time

 by Murry Page

13 Sep 14 

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President Peña Nieto announced that for the first time in the history of México the country has surpassed the figure of 17 million formal jobs registered with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS). He attributed the new record to the structural reforms passed during his term in office.

The president also noted that according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), industrial activity increased 2.1 percent in real terms in July of this year compared to the same month in 2013.

He also pointed out that the construction industry grew 3.5 percent in July compared to July of 2013 and according to data from the Mexican Social Security Institute, formal employment grew at an annual rate 3.7 percent during the month of August 2014.

(from El Sol de Mazatlán)