Querétaro’s Job Market Contracts Again in July
Querétaro, Qro. Querétaro began the second half of 2025 with another drop in formal employment, as it lost 3,050 jobs in July according to the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS).
Monthly Decline and Comparison
This monthly decline is the most significant in the first seven months of 2025, reversing the growth reported in June. Of the jobs lost by Querétaro, 56.6% are permanent positions and 43.4% are temporary.
Unlike the country’s monthly growth of 1.2 million jobs, Querétaro was one of only nine entities that lost employment in July. Twenty-three entities experienced a negative difference.
Ranking of Job Losses
Querétaro ranked seventh among entities with the largest monthly job losses in July, surpassing Sonora (-10,496), Yucatán (-7,499), Veracruz (-6,161), Guerrero (-4,926), Jalisco (-3,559), and Chiapas (-3,103).
Accumulated Job Growth
As a result, Querétaro has accumulated 5,878 jobs in the first seven months of the year. This figure represents only one-third of the 17,341 new jobs generated between January and July 2024, indicating the slowest pace in job creation this year.
By the end of July, Querétaro had 713,029 registered jobs in the IMSS. Over the past twelve months, only 406 new positions were added, resulting in a meager annual growth rate of 0.06%.
Annual Comparison
Querétaro was among the 13 entities that achieved some level of growth in IMSS employment records, while 19 showed annual variations with negative results.
Cautious Results
Nationally, the annual growth rate was 5.6%, resulting from the addition of 1,259,903 jobs in the past year. In July alone, there was a monthly increase of 5.7%, adding 1,266,025 jobs. Mexico closed July with over 23.5 million registered jobs in the IMSS.
According to ManpowerGroup’s analysis, Mexico recorded the highest monthly figure for July. Historically, the third and fourth trimesters (except December) are periods of intense hiring due to high demand for products and services towards the end of the year. However, an atypical and disruptive behavior has been detected within this cycle, according to Alberto Alesi, ManpowerGroup’s director for Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.
The regulation of digital platform workers may explain the significant growth in the transportation and communications segment. Alesi advises caution when observing this maximum figure, considering the economic uncertainty faced by various industries and regions in the country.
