Economy and Employment in Cuernavaca

Complete economic analysis of Cuernavaca, Morelos. The Economically Active Population is 203,425 people. The municipality has 22,710 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Cuernavaca

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Cuernavaca, 198,226 people are employed and 5,199 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 2.6%. The economically inactive population totals 114,208 people.

Total EAP
203,425
M: 108,706 / F: 94,719
Employed Population
198,226
M: 105,256 / F: 92,970
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
5,199 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
114,208
M: 39,172 / F: 75,036

Health Coverage in Cuernavaca

Social security coverage of the population of Cuernavaca according to the 2020 Census. 268,897 people have health coverage (71% of the population), while 108,678 have no access (28.7%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 268,897 71%
IMSS 163,017 43.1%
ISSSTE 34,278 9.1%
ISSSTE (state) 1,143 0.3%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 2,885 0.8%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 60,436 16%
IMSS Bienestar 1,307 0.3%
Private insurance 10,269 2.7%
Other institution 1,703 0.4%
Without health coverage 108,678 28.7%

Companies by Economic Sector in Cuernavaca

Distribution of the 22,710 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 10,446 46% 9,676 417 257 96
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 4,249 18.7% 3,973 220 50 6
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 3,387 14.9% 2,745 389 188 65
Industrias manufactureras 816 3.6% 750 40 18 8
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 789 3.5% 634 96 43 16
Servicios educativos 697 3.1% 205 150 233 109
Servicios financieros y de seguros 542 2.4% 426 43 68 5
Industrias manufactureras 410 1.8% 356 24 16 14
Industrias manufactureras 316 1.4% 264 24 17 11
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 296 1.3% 99 28 78 91
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 291 1.3% 213 17 35 26
Servicios inmobiliarios 250 1.1% 187 43 18 2
Construcción 96 0.4% 48 15 18 15
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 83 0.4% 35 17 11 20
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 40 0.2% 28 6 6 0
Corporativos 2 0% 1 0 0 1

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Cuernavaca

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

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 24,428 -
March 2017 2,090 -91.4%
March 2018 25,175 +1104.5%
November 2018 25,208 +0.1%
April 2019 25,342 +0.5%
November 2019 19,881 -21.5%
April 2020 25,127 +26.4%
November 2020 25,518 +1.6%
May 2021 26,037 +2%
November 2021 26,248 +0.8%
May 2022 16,328 -37.8%
November 2022 22,386 +37.1%
November 2023 11,420 -49%
May 2024 21,726 +90.2%
November 2024 17,750 -18.3%

Poverty and Social Development in Cuernavaca

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Cuernavaca according to CONEVAL (2015). 31.9% of the population lives in poverty and 3.7% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
31.9%
114,764 people
Extreme Poverty
3.7%
13,389 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
30.3%
108,858 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
30.8%
110,677 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 10.3% 37,115
Lack of access to health services 18.6% 66,938
Lack of access to social security 47.5% 170,974
Lack of housing quality and space 7.5% 26,955
Lack of access to basic housing services 8.1% 29,194
Lack of access to food 21.2% 76,248
Income below welfare line 39% 140,163
Income below minimum welfare line 11.6% 41,723

Poverty Evolution in Cuernavaca

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 26.1% 2% 38.8% 29.6% 0
2015 31.9% 3.7% 30.3% 30.8% 0