Economy and Employment in Guadalajara

Complete economic analysis of Guadalajara, Jalisco. The Economically Active Population is 747,410 people. The municipality has 84,424 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Guadalajara

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Guadalajara, 736,543 people are employed and 10,867 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 1.5%. The economically inactive population totals 415,764 people.

Total EAP
747,410
M: 415,099 / F: 332,311
Employed Population
736,543
M: 407,742 / F: 328,801
Unemployment Rate
1.5%
10,867 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
415,764
M: 138,932 / F: 276,832

Health Coverage in Guadalajara

Social security coverage of the population of Guadalajara according to the 2020 Census. 970,771 people have health coverage (70.1% of the population), while 408,824 have no access (29.5%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 970,771 70.1%
IMSS 814,494 58.8%
ISSSTE 38,275 2.8%
ISSSTE (state) 2,648 0.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 2,023 0.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 70,815 5.1%
IMSS Bienestar 2,441 0.2%
Private insurance 40,773 2.9%
Other institution 15,290 1.1%
Without health coverage 408,824 29.5%

Companies by Economic Sector in Guadalajara

Distribution of the 84,424 economic establishments registered in the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) by INEGI, classified by economic activity sector (SCIAN). View full business directory.

Sector Establishments % 0-5 emp. 6-10 emp. 11-30 emp. 31+ emp.
Comercio al por menor 38,228 45.3% 34,537 2,119 1,224 348
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 15,480 18.3% 14,426 786 236 32
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 11,959 14.2% 9,665 1,400 739 155
Industrias manufactureras 3,643 4.3% 2,838 421 235 149
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 2,690 3.2% 1,789 485 320 96
Industrias manufactureras 2,326 2.8% 1,662 297 223 144
Servicios educativos 2,120 2.5% 609 553 663 295
Industrias manufactureras 1,910 2.3% 1,275 246 229 160
Servicios financieros y de seguros 1,677 2% 1,233 117 280 47
Servicios inmobiliarios 1,390 1.6% 1,115 148 103 24
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 1,199 1.4% 840 121 117 121
Construcción 575 0.7% 226 79 121 149
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 514 0.6% 158 68 94 194
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 405 0.5% 125 69 111 100
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 293 0.3% 160 60 51 22
Corporativos 10 0% 8 1 0 1
Minería 5 0% 4 0 0 1

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Guadalajara

Evolution of the total economic establishments registered in the DENUE since 2015.

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 99,745 -
March 2017 8,803 -91.2%
March 2018 103,945 +1080.8%
November 2018 103,865 -0.1%
April 2019 104,582 +0.7%
November 2019 77,534 -25.9%
April 2020 95,760 +23.5%
November 2020 96,519 +0.8%
May 2021 99,679 +3.3%
November 2021 99,745 +0.1%
May 2022 60,004 -39.8%
November 2022 83,958 +39.9%
November 2023 45,851 -45.4%
May 2024 84,135 +83.5%
November 2024 72,257 -14.1%

Poverty and Social Development in Guadalajara

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Guadalajara according to CONEVAL (2015). 25.4% of the population lives in poverty and 1.4% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
25.4%
370,890 people
Extreme Poverty
1.4%
20,164 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
26.4%
386,655 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
38.2%
559,258 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 11.8% 171,886
Lack of access to health services 20.1% 293,626
Lack of access to social security 39.1% 571,783
Lack of housing quality and space 3.3% 47,796
Lack of access to basic housing services 1.2% 17,768
Lack of access to food 13.4% 196,300
Income below welfare line 35.3% 516,697
Income below minimum welfare line 6.9% 100,877

Poverty Evolution in Guadalajara

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 25.8% 2.2% 33.1% 33.5% 0
2015 25.4% 1.4% 26.4% 38.2% 0