The president Claudia Sheinbaum, assured that Mexico continues to be the twelfth economy of the world, this by presenting the economic indicators of our country at the end of 2024, which indicate that Mexico closed the year with the highest average salary in the history of the country and with an unemployment rate of 2.5 percent.
“We continue to be the twelfth economy in the world, we went from 15 to 12. We are above Spain, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland,” he commented.
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From National Palacethe president, celebrated that during 2024 the formal employment In Mexico it presented its highest level until November with 22 million 238 thousand 329 jobs, and explained that in December the indicator decreased, due to the time of year.
Likewise, the President Sheinbaumhighlighted that in 2024 it closed with the highest average salary in the history of the country with 17 thousand 867 pesos, while the minimum wage increased 135 percent compared to 2018.
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Also, the head of the Executive indicated that the unemployment rate in Mexico It is 2.5 percent, equivalent to Japan and surpassing countries such as Spain (with 11.21 percent) and the United States (with 4.2 percent), and only South Korea, has a lower unemployment rate with 2.3 percent, according to the terms of the OECD member countries.
Meanwhile, the president Claudia Sheinbaumrecalled that there is a record in Foreign Direct Investmentwhich is at a record level with 34,313 million dollars, coupled with the fact that Mexico is the main trading partner of the United States.