Quintana Roo Adds 35,000 Formal Jobs, Outpacing National Growth Fourfold

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo added more than 35,000 formal jobs over the past year, bringing the state to 559,871 positions registered with the IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute), Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa announced.

According to IMSS figures for September 2026, formal employment in Quintana Roo rose 6.7% compared with the same month in 2025, while the national increase was 1.6%. That means the state expanded at a pace more than four times the national average in the creation of jobs registered with the social security system.

“Every new formal job represents an opportunity for a family to have greater stability, social security and better prospects for a future with shared prosperity,” Lezama said.

The governor said the trend reflects an economy that is generating job opportunities, and added that her administration continues working to strengthen the conditions that attract investment, boost productive activity and create more formal employment, in line with the New Agreement for the Wellbeing and Development of Quintana Roo.

Among Campeche, Tabasco, Yucatán and Quintana Roo, the state posted the largest annual growth in formal employment. In September, Quintana Roo reported a 6.7% increase, while Tabasco reached 5.1%, Yucatán fell 0.4% and Campeche dropped 6.3%.

Lezama said one of her goals is to ensure job opportunities and economic growth reach every municipality in the state rather than concentrating only in the main tourist destinations.

“We continue working so that more families have access to formal employment and the opportunity to build a better future. We want an economy that generates confidence, attracts investment and, above all, opens new doors of development for the people of Quintana Roo,” she said.

Nationwide, the IMSS reported 22,927,276 jobs at the end of September 2026, an annual increase of 355,594 positions, equivalent to a rate of 1.6%.