Informal Employment Predominates in Mexico's Poorest States Jorge Ramos - Excelsior
go to original May 15, 2013

Informality torments the country's poorest states. In 15 of the 31 states, plus the Federal District, the rate of informal [work for cash, without contracts or benefits] exceeds the national average, which is 59% of the total employed population.

Oaxaca tops the list with 80.5% of people informally employed, according to figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) available through the first quarter of 2013.

Following is Guerrero, with 79.2%; Chiapas, with 78.1%; Hidalgo, 74.3%; Puebla, 74.2%, Tlaxcala, 73.4%; Michoacan, 71.6%; Veracruz, 67.3%; Morelos, 66.5%; Zacatecas, 65.8%; Yucatan , 64.9%; Nayarit, 64.1%; Campeche and Guanajuato, with 62.5%, and Tabasco, with 61.2%.

The three states with the highest levels of informality also have the highest percentage of population in poverty, according to Coneval [National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy].

According to INEGI, more than 28 million people were working in the informal economy in the first quarter.

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