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More than 70% of jobs in Puebla are informal, state official says
More than 70% of jobs in Puebla are informal, according to the state’s economic development and labor department.
Informal workers often lack workplace benefits and social security, while about 600,000 workers are registered with Mexico’s social security institute.
Puebla added 3,134 formal jobs in September, and more than 6,700 from January through September.
The state plans to strengthen training and skills programs to help people find work or start businesses.
An economist said informal wages often barely meet the minimum wage, and that young university graduates take some of these jobs.
Informality is also rising in commerce and tourism, where fewer customers can mean lower tips and more staff turnover.
More than 70% of jobs in Puebla are informal, according to the state’s Secretariat of Economic Development and Labor.
The agency says many jobs do not offer benefits or social security, leaving workers unprotected.
Raquel Medel Valencia, the agency’s undersecretary for Employment and Inspection, said 600,000 workers are registered with Mexico’s Social Security Institute.
The state plans to strengthen job training and skills-development programs.
Formal employment increased by more than 6,700 jobs between January and September, the agency said.
- Who
- Puebla’s Secretariat of Economic Development and Labor reported the level of informality. Undersecretary Raquel Medel Valencia provided employment figures.
- What
- More than 70% of jobs in Puebla are informal, according to the state agency.
- When
- The report was published on October 14, 2026. The employment figures cover September and January to September of that year.
- Where
- Puebla, Mexico.
- Why
- The agency says many jobs lack benefits and social security, leaving workers unprotected.
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Puebla recorded 3,134 new jobs with social security, according to the state undersecretary.
The number of formal jobs increased by more than 6,700, the state agency said.
The undersecretary said an increase in consumption would be seen that month.
El Economista MX published the report on job informality in Puebla.
- Informal employment
- More than 70% of jobs in Puebla
- Workers registered with IMSS
- 600,000
- Formal jobs added in September
- 3,134
- Formal jobs added, January to September
- More than 6,700
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But if there are no diners or guests, then tips are lower, which generates high staff turnover.