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Formal and informal employment slumped during the first half of 2026

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Participation in the workforce declined by nearly 300,000 during the first half of 2026 as June employment figures were the second-worst of the year, according to the National Survey of Occupation and Employment (ENOE) carried out by the national statistics agency INEGI. ENOE data indicates that 319,633 jobs were lost last month and said the decline was linked to a contraction in both formal and informal employment, although more pronounced in the latter.  A graphic released by the think tank México ¿cómo vamos? with data from IMSS shows the state-by-state job generation performance for the second quarter of 2026 (April, May and the low-performance month of June). Top generators were Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, Durango, Nuevo León, Campeche and Quintana Roo. (México ¿cómo vamos?) The negative June figures — topped only by the loss of 705,427 jobs in January — resulted in a deficit of 293,227 jobs through the first half of the year. Economists say Mexico needs to c...
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Ensenada’s Isaac del Toro makes history at Tour de France

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Isaac del Toro has delivered Mexico’s best result ever in the Tour de France, taking third place overall and crossing the finish line Sunday in the white jersey — indicative of the race’s best young rider. Competing in his first Tour de France, the 22-year-old from Ensenada, Baja California, stood on the podium in Paris alongside Slovenian Tadej Pogačar, who rode to a record‑equaling fifth Tour title, and Belgian Remco Evenepoel. Isaac del Toro, winner of the white jersey at the Tour de France 👏👏😭🇲🇽🤍 #TDF2026ᴿᴾ 💛 pic.twitter.com/w6DZFk3tvi — Fan Club Isaac del Toro 🐂🇲🇽 (@ToritoFanClub) July 26, 2026 Del Toro finished the three-week race 9 minutes, 42 seconds behind Pogačar, but comfortably ahead of his closest rival for the youth classification after a grueling final week in the Alps. Evenepoel was 6:26 behind in second place following the last of 21 stages. Early in the race, on a 168.5-kilometer stage held entirely in Spain, del Toro made history as only the second...
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Hurricane Genevieve gathers strength offshore, casting stormclouds over most of Mexico

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Hurricane Genevieve briefly reached Category 5 in the early hours of Monday, becoming the first cyclone of this magnitude recorded in the eastern Pacific since Hurricane Kristy in 2024, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported. As of 9 a.m. CST on Monday, the NHC said Genevieve was located approximately 855 kilometers south-southwest of the southern tip of Baja California Sur, with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour and wind gusts up to 305 kilometers per hour. Genevieve can be seen forming at the lower left in this photograph released by the National Meteorological Service from Sunday, when it was still a Category 3. Though it reached Category 5 in the pre-dawn hours Monday, its movement is taking it farther from the Mexican coast.  (SMS) The system was moving northwest at 20 kilometers per hour on a track that kept it offshore and parallel to the Mexican coast, and is expected to maintain a west-northwest to northwest track over the next two days, gradual...
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2 separate freight derailments prompt emergency responses

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In two separate incidents on Saturday night, a tank car on a freight train derailed, prompting the mobilization of emergency services while specialized personnel carried out containment efforts. Authorities declared a Code Red in the northern state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, after a Pemex-owned tank car carrying 70,000 liters of gasoline tipped over when a freight train derailed.  The incident, which occurred in the Kansas City Southern rail yard in Ciudad Madero, triggered hazardous materials response protocols.  Municipal, state and federal authorities cordoned off the perimeter and established a command post. Specialized personnel quickly evaluated the scene to consider the possibility of leaks, fire hazards and explosion risks. The situation was fraught with danger as the Ferrocarrilera Talleres neighborhood — the site of the accident — is one of the most sensitive railway and industrial corridors in southern Tamaulipas. Its proximity to logistics infrastructure linked to Petróleos...
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MND Local: Dengue cases drop in Jalisco and Mexico’s first openly gay mayor is killed while visiting Guadalajara

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This week in Guadalajara , there is good news on seasonal dengue cases, while global challenges are taking a toll on Canadian airline WestJet. Finally, we look at the life and death of Mexico’s first openly gay mayor. Dengue cases down 90% in Jalisco this year Dengue cases in Jalisco are down sharply from a year ago, with only 90 reported year to date compared with 917 during the same period last year. Of the confirmed infections this year, seven were classified as severe (hemorrhagic) dengue, 51 were nonsevere cases, and the remaining 32 were classified as cases with warning signs.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Secretaría de Salud Jalisco (@sec.saludjalisco) The drop in dengue cases in 2026 reflects a concerted public effort to eliminate breeding sites, fog high-risk areas before the rainy season, encourage residents to prevent standing water around their homes through a public health campaign and expand monitori...
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US sanctions more than 50 Jalisco cartel-linked individuals and businesses

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The U.S. Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on 39 Mexican individuals and 16 companies it alleges are linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), calling it “the largest action ever taken” against the notorious crime gang. The measure targets the leadership of the cartel — designated by President Donald Trump as a foreign terrorist organization — and its illicit financing networks across Mexico. The Treasury Department said in a statement that the goal of the sanctions is to limit the CJNG’s ability to traffic fentanyl and other drugs into the United States. Shortly thereafter, Mexico’s Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) reported it had identified “indicators related to possible operations with resources of illicit origin, including cash transactions, acquisition of high-end vehicles, jewelry and real estate,” as well as “international transfers, intensive use of credit and debit cards and transactions using virtual assets.” As a result of this review, Mexico blocked ...
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Trump re-imposes his tariffs, but Mexico gets a pass

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The U.S. government imposed new tariffs on 80 countries effective on Friday, but Mexico escaped relatively unscathed. Taxes on Mexican goods replace the 10% duty U.S. President Donald Trump dictated in February after the Supreme Court invalidated the broad-based tariffs he had applied last year. Those original replacement tariffs were valid for only 150 days, prompting Friday’s new levies. Despite Trump’s constant tariff threats and negative statements about the USMCA, Mexico and the U.S. continue to pursue trade ties, including an informal discussion this week during USTR Jamieson Greer’s visit to Mexico City.(Presidencia) U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer informed President Claudia Sheinbaum of the pending decision during a Thursday morning meeting at the National Palace. Afterward, Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard explained that the 10% tariff does not affect approximately 80% of the products Mexico exports to the U.S.  “Mexican products that com...
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