Construction's share of formal jobs, 2024: Mexican states ranked
Measure: Construction's share of formal jobs, 2024 (%, derived). All 32 estados with data in Formal jobs by economic sector by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 7.7 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 4.2 to 6.5 %
- Group 2: 6.5 to 7.3 %
- Group 3: 7.3 to 8.6 %
- Group 4: 8.6 to 11.5 %
- Highest: 11.5 to 16.8 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
Note: IMSS counts jobs where the employer is registered; split IMSS offices for Mexico City, the State of Mexico and Veracruz are combined.
| 1 | Baja California Sur | 16.8 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Campeche | 15.5 |
| 3 | Tabasco | 15.4 |
| 4 | Nayarit | 12.9 |
| 5 | Hidalgo | 12.2 |
| 6 | Quintana Roo | 11.8 |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 11.5 |
| 8 | Yucatán | 10.3 |
| 9 | Guerrero | 10 |
| 10 | Colima | 8.8 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 8.7 |
| 11 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 8.7 |
| 13 | Nuevo León | 8.6 |
| 14 | Sinaloa | 8.5 |
| 14 | Sonora | 8.5 |
| 16 | Zacatecas | 8.2 |
| 17 | Chiapas | 7.7 |
| 18 | Puebla | 7.5 |
| 19 | Jalisco | 7.3 |
| 19 | México | 7.3 |
| 21 | San Luis Potosí | 7 |
| 22 | Durango | 6.9 |
| 23 | Ciudad de México | 6.7 |
| 24 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 6.6 |
| 24 | Morelos | 6.6 |
| 26 | Guanajuato | 6.5 |
| 27 | Tamaulipas | 6 |
| 28 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 5.9 |
| 29 | Aguascalientes | 5.6 |
| 30 | Baja California | 5.5 |
| 31 | Chihuahua | 4.8 |
| 32 | Tlaxcala | 4.2 |
Source: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024, Cuadro I.5: puestos de trabajo afiliados al IMSS por sector de actividad económica y OOAD, 2024 (01-Asegurados.xlsx). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by construction's share of formal jobs, 2024 (%, derived) (2024). Data: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-constructions-share-of-formal-jobs-2024/