Mexico vs United States: Public employment
Public employment over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 159,150 against 40,790 in Mexico, a difference of 118,360.
That makes United States's figure about 3.9 times Mexico's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 47 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,020 | 140,194 | 103,174 | United States |
| 2010s | 42,395 | 144,924 | 102,530 | United States |
| 2020s | 41,736 | 153,152 | 111,416 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public employment, Mexico or United States?
- United States, at 159,150 against 40,790 in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in public employment between Mexico and United States?
- 118,360, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for public employment?
- Mexico ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Public employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The total public sector employment covers all employment of general government sector as defined in System of National Accounts 1993 plus employment of publicly owned enterprises and companies, resident and operating at central, state (or regional) and local levels of government. It covers all persons employed directly by those institutions, without regard for the particular type of employment contract. See the working paper: Statistics on Public Sector Employment: Methodology, Structures and Trends. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.