Nuevo León added 74,415 formal jobs from January through October 2026, a 36.4% increase over the same period in 2025, according to IMSS figures reported by El Horizonte. The state’s total was 19,858 above the 54,557 positions added in the first ten months of 2025.
The state added 7,977 jobs in October alone and ended the month with about 2.9 million IMSS-affiliated workers. El Horizonte says Nuevo León accounted for 13% of the 571,277 formal jobs added nationally through October and led all states in total new positions.
The broader monthly picture was weaker: El Economista reports that Mexico added 161,077 IMSS jobs in October, 26% fewer than in October 2025. This national, one-month comparison is separate from Nuevo León’s 36.4% January–October gain.
- Nuevo León: 74,415 new formal jobs, January–October 2026.
- Year-over-year change: 36.4% versus January–October 2025.
- October in Nuevo León: 7,977 jobs added; about 2.9 million IMSS-affiliated workers at month-end.
- Mexico: 161,077 jobs added in October, 26% below October 2025.