Jobs at one-worker employers: Mexican states ranked (2024)
Measure: Jobs at one-worker employers (%). All 32 estados with data in Formal jobs by employer size by state, Mexico, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.
National value: 1.3 (Mexico).
- Lowest: 0.9 to 1.1 %
- Group 2: 1.1 to 1.4 %
- Group 3: 1.4 to 1.8 %
- Group 4: 1.8 to 2.1 %
- Highest: 2.1 to 2.6 %
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: The 251–1,000 group combines IMSS's 251–500 and 501–1,000 bands. Figures include IMSS itself as an employer.
| 1 | Guerrero | 2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nayarit | 2.5 |
| 3 | Michoacán de Ocampo | 2.4 |
| 4 | Colima | 2.3 |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 2.2 |
| 6 | Sinaloa | 2.1 |
| 6 | Zacatecas | 2.1 |
| 8 | Baja California Sur | 1.9 |
| 9 | Chiapas | 1.8 |
| 9 | Hidalgo | 1.8 |
| 9 | Sonora | 1.8 |
| 9 | Tabasco | 1.8 |
| 9 | Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 1.8 |
| 14 | Durango | 1.6 |
| 14 | Morelos | 1.6 |
| 14 | Puebla | 1.6 |
| 17 | Tamaulipas | 1.5 |
| 17 | Tlaxcala | 1.5 |
| 19 | Campeche | 1.4 |
| 19 | San Luis Potosí | 1.4 |
| 21 | Jalisco | 1.3 |
| 21 | Yucatán | 1.3 |
| 23 | Aguascalientes | 1.2 |
| 23 | Chihuahua | 1.2 |
| 23 | Guanajuato | 1.2 |
| 26 | Baja California | 1.1 |
| 26 | Coahuila de Zaragoza | 1.1 |
| 26 | Querétaro | 1.1 |
| 26 | Quintana Roo | 1.1 |
| 30 | México | 1 |
| 31 | Ciudad de México | 0.9 |
| 31 | Nuevo León | 0.9 |
Source: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024, Cuadro III.4: patrones y puestos de trabajo por rango de tamaño de patrón y OOAD, 2024 (03-PatronesSalarios.xlsx). Reference period: 2024.
Cite this ranking
Mexican estados ranked by jobs at one-worker employers (%) (2024). Data: IMSS (Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social), Memoria Estadística 2024; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-14. https://quadranac.com/rankings/mx-estados-by-jobs-at-one-worker-employers/