Mexico | Mixed Picture In August Job Creation

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David Cervantes (BBVA Research) | The Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) reported that 92.4 thousand formal jobs were created in August, equivalent to 8.3% of the 1.1 million jobs lost from March to July. The weak recovery in employment could not stop the deterioration of the labor market in a generalized way.

·  Seven out of ten jobs lost from March to July were permanent

·  The destruction of employment continued in seven states, highlights the CDMX with 195 thousand jobs lost since March

·  The construction sector continues with a deficit of more than 100 thousand jobs

·  Tourism Services accumulated 327 thousand lost jobs in August, the loss of formal jobs has not reached a bottom yet

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