{"id":257,"date":"2019-01-15T14:43:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/15\/unemployment-in-mexico\/"},"modified":"2019-01-15T14:43:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T19:43:00","slug":"unemployment-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messysuitcase.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/15\/unemployment-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Unemployment in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nLisa and I walked around the center of Leon yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Leon is not an American tourist destination. English signage was non-existent. Almost no one spoke English. But we thoroughly enjoyed the old town of Mexico\u2019s fourth most populous city and got a very authentic Mexican experience.<\/div>\n
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\nIt\u2019s hard to describe what my expectations were with regard to moving to Mexico, but I was completely surprised by one thing I noticed yesterday \u2013 the numerous signs on stores looking for workers. We must have passed at least 5 stores with \u201cHelp Wanted\u201d signs. While America currently has low unemployment, I certainly didn\u2019t expect Mexico to have the same. Yet, when I looked up unemployment statistics<\/a>, I discovered that the Mexican national unemployment rate for the 3rd quarter 2018 was 3.5%. <\/div>\n
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\nI\u2019m not going to try and make a direct comparison to the US unemployment rate, as they are most likely measured differently, but it does support my anecdotal evidence that employment is good in Mexico. (Wages are another thing though). Here in Leon, the rate is a bit higher at 4.5%, but it does look like jobs are available.<\/div>\n
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\nEven after having been in Mexico numerous times in the past, and not just in tourist spots, I wouldn\u2019t have expected this. This just continues to reinforce to me that there is much I, and Americans in general, don\u2019t really know about Mexico.<\/div>\n
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\nI think people in the U.S. have the impression that Mexicans are lazy, that there is high unemployment in the country, and that the economy is poor. We experienced quite the opposite. In addition to the many Help Wanted signs, we were in a thriving business zone with hard-working professional people. Customer service was attentive, and we didn\u2019t see a single empty business space or \u201cFor Rent\u201d sign.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lisa and I walked around the center of Leon yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Leon is not an American tourist destination. English signage was non-existent. Almost no one spoke English. But we thoroughly enjoyed the old town of Mexico\u2019s fourth most populous city and got a very authentic Mexican experience. It\u2019s hard to describe what … <\/p>\n

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