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This report analyzes the latest update of labour poverty indicators in Mexico for the first quarter of 2026. It highlights that this indicator reached its lowest level since 2005, driven by higher labour income. In addition, the report examines regional disparities, labour informality, and wage gaps.

Educational inequalities in Mexico are examined through an analysis of educational lag between 2004 and 2024 and the estimation of a probit model using data from the 2024 ENIGH survey to quantify their main determinants based on individual, household, and contextual characteristics.

This analysis calculates the proximity (in km) of economic units in Mexico to commercial banking units (branches, ATMs, etc.), using georeferenced information as an indicator of "access" to financial products and services for the financial inclusion of establishments and businesses.

This note contains various indicators of labor poverty as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2025 (based on the latest figures updated by Inegi). Labor poverty is defined as the percentage of the population whose per capita labor income is insufficient to cover the cost of the basic food basket.

This press release examines February 14 not only as a date associated with romance and friendship, but also as an economic event that provides insights into consumer behavior and financial inclusion.

Starting January 1, 2026, remittances sent in cash, money orders, and cashier's checks from the United States will be subject to a 1% tax on the total amount.

Labor poverty measures, in the short term, the relationship between household labor income and the cost of the food basket, that is, their purchasing power. An increase in labor income would improve a household’s economic situation, while an increase in the cost of the food basket would worsen it.