The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) reported 22,779,704 formal jobs at the close of June 2026, the highest figure for that month on record. In the first half of the year, 262,628 jobs were created, of which 61,023 correspond to June, according to IMSS data cited by Infobae on July 8.

The June figure reverses the loss of 30,000 positions recorded in May and places the total number of affiliates as the third-highest historical maximum for any month, trailing only November and December 2025. Year-on-year growth was 454,038 jobs, equivalent to a rate of 2 percent. For the Mexican community in North America, the data confirms a broader formal employment base in the country: 86.9 percent of jobs are permanent and the base contribution wage reached 669.1 pesos per day in June, the highest level for any month since IMSS began tracking it, according to Excélsior.

Of the total affiliates, 19.8 million are permanent jobs, also a historical maximum. Women's participation reached 9,195,693 positions, equivalent to 40.4 percent of the total, the highest proportion ever recorded, according to IMSS data cited by Excélsior.

The reform to incorporate platform delivery workers into the social security system added 237,627 people who exceeded the monthly net income threshold to access medical care, work-risk insurance, disability coverage, pensions, and family benefits. In total, 1,663,147 people are covered by the new scheme.

The sectors with the highest annual growth were transport and communications (15.8 percent), extractive industries (3.9 percent), and social and community services (3 percent), Infobae detailed. By state, the State of Mexico, Mexico City, and Baja California recorded increases above 5 percent.

Despite progress on formalization, informal employment still affected 55 percent of the working population at the close of 2025, equivalent to 32.9 million people, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). IMSS also reported 1,015,100 registered employers at the close of June, a figure the institute will publish in greater detail in its full monthly report.

This article was drafted with artificial intelligence assistance from verified sources and reviewed by a human editor before publication.