Unemployment Benefits in Mexico
Mexico has no national unemployment insurance. Workers insured with IMSS who are out of work for 46 days can withdraw part of their retirement savings (Retiro Parcial por Desempleo) from their Afore; Mexico City runs its own Seguro de Desempleo for residents.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
No unemployment insurance found on official sites.
The job market in Mexico
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Mexico 29th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
Mexico's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
What to do first
- Register with the public employment service, Servicio Nacional de Empleo. Official page
- Search the government's job listings on Portal del Empleo. Official page
- See whether you can get Partial withdrawal for unemployment (Retiro Parcial por Desempleo), IMSS workers. Official page
Help finding work
- The public employment service: Servicio Nacional de Empleo
- The government's job listings: Portal del Empleo
Partial withdrawal for unemployment (Retiro Parcial por Desempleo), IMSS workers
After 46 calendar days without work, with a retirement account open at least 3 years and 2 years of IMSS contributions, and no such withdrawal in the last 5 years: a single payment of 30 days of the last contribution base salary, capped at 10 times the UMA (Modalidad A), or for accounts open 5 years or more the lesser of 90 days' salary or 11.5% of the RCV savings (Modalidad B). Applied for through AforeMóvil, AforeWeb or at the Afore.
From an official page, read October 25, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Mexico?
No unemployment insurance was found on official sites. What exists is Partial withdrawal for unemployment (Retiro Parcial por Desempleo), IMSS workers.
Where can I get help finding a job in Mexico?
The public employment service is Servicio Nacional de Empleo. The government lists jobs on Portal del Empleo.
Nearby countries
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Where this comes from
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See also: unemployment rate by country · Mexico's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.