Economy and Employment in Lázaro Cárdenas

Complete economic analysis of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán de Ocampo. The Economically Active Population is 96,704 people. The municipality has 9,784 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Lázaro Cárdenas

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Lázaro Cárdenas, 94,721 people are employed and 1,983 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 2.1%. The economically inactive population totals 56,003 people.

Total EAP
96,704
M: 58,106 / F: 38,598
Employed Population
94,721
M: 56,645 / F: 38,076
Unemployment Rate
2.1%
1,983 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
56,003
M: 17,162 / F: 38,841

Health Coverage in Lázaro Cárdenas

Social security coverage of the population of Lázaro Cárdenas according to the 2020 Census. 149,395 people have health coverage (76.2% of the population), while 46,409 have no access (23.7%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 149,395 76.2%
IMSS 103,388 52.7%
ISSSTE 11,483 5.9%
ISSSTE (state) 360 0.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 6,557 3.3%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 27,558 14.1%
IMSS Bienestar 457 0.2%
Private insurance 1,672 0.9%
Other institution 506 0.3%
Without health coverage 46,409 23.7%

Companies by Economic Sector in Lázaro Cárdenas

Distribution of the 9,784 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 4,162 42.5% 3,899 156 86 21
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 1,812 18.5% 1,690 99 22 1
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 1,743 17.8% 1,438 227 68 10
Industrias manufactureras 520 5.3% 468 36 11 5
Servicios educativos 327 3.3% 92 72 131 32
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 265 2.7% 75 39 84 67
Industrias manufactureras 179 1.8% 169 6 2 2
Servicios inmobiliarios 159 1.6% 150 7 1 1
Servicios financieros y de seguros 158 1.6% 123 14 21 0
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 145 1.5% 132 12 1 0
Industrias manufactureras 107 1.1% 95 7 4 1
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 73 0.7% 59 4 2 8
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 71 0.7% 22 15 20 14
Construcción 37 0.4% 11 2 12 12
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 16 0.2% 9 5 1 1
Minería 10 0.1% 0 5 3 2

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Lázaro Cárdenas

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

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 8,943 -
March 2017 728 -91.9%
March 2018 9,150 +1156.9%
November 2018 9,157 +0.1%
April 2019 9,205 +0.5%
November 2019 8,299 -9.8%
April 2020 9,906 +19.4%
November 2020 9,996 +0.9%
May 2021 10,061 +0.7%
November 2021 10,065 0%
May 2022 6,139 -39%
November 2022 8,679 +41.4%
November 2023 4,586 -47.2%
May 2024 7,899 +72.2%
November 2024 8,811 +11.5%

Poverty and Social Development in Lázaro Cárdenas

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Lázaro Cárdenas according to CONEVAL (2015). 36.7% of the population lives in poverty and 5.1% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
36.7%
69,926 people
Extreme Poverty
5.1%
9,682 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
25.6%
48,786 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
28.6%
54,442 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 17.3% 32,945
Lack of access to health services 14.9% 28,346
Lack of access to social security 43.8% 83,434
Lack of housing quality and space 17.3% 33,010
Lack of access to basic housing services 12.7% 24,218
Lack of access to food 26.6% 50,677
Income below welfare line 45.8% 87,084
Income below minimum welfare line 11.4% 21,641

Poverty Evolution in Lázaro Cárdenas

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 34.5% 5.6% 30.2% 27.2% 0
2015 36.7% 5.1% 25.6% 28.6% 0