Unemployment rate during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how the unemployment rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAN Felipe Calderón | 1 Dec 2006 – 1 Dec 2012 | +1.5 pp Nov 2006 → Nov 2012 | +0.3 pp/yr | |
| 2 | PAN Vicente Fox | 1 Dec 2000 – 1 Dec 2006 | +1.4 pp Nov 2000 → Nov 2006 | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 3 | Morena Claudia Sheinbaum | 1 Oct 2024 – now | +0.0 pp Sep 2024 → Aug 2026 | 0.0 pp/yr | |
| 4 | Morena Andrés Manuel López Obrador | 1 Dec 2018 – 1 Oct 2024 | −0.6 pp Nov 2018 → Sep 2024 | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 5 | PRI Ernesto Zedillo | 1 Dec 1994 – 1 Dec 2000 | −1.7 pp Nov 1994 → Nov 2000 | −0.3 pp/yr | |
| 6 | PRI Enrique Peña Nieto | 1 Dec 2012 – 1 Dec 2018 | −2.0 pp Nov 2012 → Nov 2018 | −0.3 pp/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of labour force, people aged 15 and over · INEGI's labour force surveys (ENEU, then ENOE) as the OECD publishes them, monthly, seasonally adjusted · Mexico data · as of Sep 2026.