Employment of Mexican workers in the United States reached an average of 19 million people in 2025, highlighting the importance of the community in the neighboring country's labor market and its impact on the Mexican economy through Remittances.

According to estimates based on US labor surveys, this total was comprised of 11.8 million US-born workers of Mexican origin and 7.2 million Mexican immigrants.

Together, Mexicans represented 11.6% of total US employment, which is roughly equivalent to one in every 12 workers in the US economy.

Despite their importance, employment among Mexican immigrant workers showed signs of weakening during 2025. Data from the Center for Latin American Monetary Studies (CEMLA) indicate that the number of Mexican immigrants employed in the United States decreased compared to 2024, reaching approximately 7.4 million workers in the first quarter of 2025, which implied a loss of more than 130,000 jobs year-over-year.

This decline adds to a downward trend observed since the end of 2024, particularly among workers men, reflecting changes in labor market and migration flows to the United States.

Despite the recent slowdown, Mexican workers, both immigrants and US-born of Mexican origin, according to the CEMLA study, continue to be a fundamental component of the US workforce, especially in sectors such as construction, services, agriculture, and hospitality.

In comparison with official Mexican data, in 2025, employment in the United States by Mexican workers was equivalent to 84.5% of the number of workers insured by the IMSS, the most recognized indicator of formal employment in the neighboring country.