“In Mexico there may be work,” says AMLO; presumes low unemployment fee within the nation

When highlighting the figures that present virtually zero unemployment within the nation, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador boasted: “That is Mexico and never how they paint it.”

This Tuesday morning, the president offered the indications that point out that the unemployment fee in Mexico is the bottom in latest many years, at 2.6 p.c, a determine an identical to that of Japan; whereas in nations reminiscent of our northern neighbors it’s 3.9 p.c in america and 6.1 in Canada.

“In Mexico there may be work, salaries have improved. Not the identical as in Canada than in america, however there are benefits, the wage might be much less however you reside locally within the city, with your loved ones. And different issues that aren’t solely materials.”

The Tabasco native highlighted that Mexico is among the nations on this planet with the least unemployment.

“In lots of areas we’ve full employment, there are 35 thousand Guatemalan brothers working in Quintana Roo in every little thing that has to do with the Mayan Practice and different actions, particularly every little thing that has to do with tourism.”

Thus, he offered the figures from a number of international locations and when evaluating our nation with its North American buying and selling companions, the pinnacle of the Government acknowledged: “Look the place Canada is, greater than double (unemployment); Take a look at america, and that is Mexico and never how they paint it.”

He additionally recalled that Mexico in the present day is the primary buying and selling associate of the US financial system, with an trade of 72.5 billion {dollars} in April 2024 alone.