Nuevo León recorded 2,001,060 jobs registered with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) by Sept. 30, passing two million for the first time, according to El Horizonte's review of official IMSS figures.
The state added 14,685 positions in September. From January through September, it added 66,438, compared with 45,417 in the same period of 2025; El Horizonte reported that Nuevo León accounted for 16.2% of Mexico's 410,200 formal jobs added year to date.
Milenio's report on the same IMSS release put national September additions at 128,803 even as the number of registered employers fell by 2,479. Those employer figures are national; the report did not break them out for Nuevo León.
- Nuevo León total: 2,001,060 IMSS-registered jobs at Sept. 30
- September increase in Nuevo León: 14,685
- Nuevo León additions, January–September: 66,438, versus 45,417 in 2025
- State share of Mexico's 410,200 year-to-date additions: 16.2%
- Mexico added 128,803 IMSS-registered jobs in September; registered employers fell by 2,479