Highest Unemployment in Oaxaca

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Highest Unemployment — Oaxaca

1 San Mateo del Mar 10.3%

2 Salina Cruz 3.4%

3 Pinotepa de Don Luis 2.9%

4 Santa Cruz Amilpas 2.7%

5 Cosolapa 2.7%

6 San Pablo Huitzo 2.4%

7 Villa de Etla 2.4%

8 Santa María Xadani 2.3%

9 El Espinal 2.2%

10 Río Grande 2.2%

11 San Agustin de las Juntas 2.2%

12 San Francisco Telixtlahuaca 2.1%

13 Santa María Jalapa del Marqués 2.1%

14 San Juan Colorado 2.1%

15 Ocotlán de Morelos 1.9%

16 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec 1.9%

17 Unión Hidalgo 1.9%

18 San Antonio de la Cal 1.8%

19 Santiago Juxtlahuaca 1.8%

20 Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán 1.8%

21 Santo Domingo Petapa 1.8%

22 Ciudad de Huajuapan de León 1.7%

23 Oaxaca 1.6%

24 San Jacinto Amilpas 1.6%

25 Santa María Atzompa 1.6%

26 Colonia Rincón Viejo 1.5%

27 Teotitlán de Flores Magón 1.5%

28 Santiago Suchilquitongo 1.5%

29 Tuxtepec 1.5%

30 Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza 1.5%

31 El Rosario 1.5%

32 Matías Romero Avendaño 1.5%

33 Loma Bonita 1.5%

34 San Francisco Ixhuatan 1.4%

35 Brisas de Zicatela 1.4%

36 Santa María del Tule 1.4%

37 Hacienda Blanca 1.4%

38 Asunción Ixtaltepec 1.4%

39 Tlalixtac de Cabrera 1.3%

40 Villa de Zaachila 1.3%

41 Vicente Guerrero 1.3%

42 Ixtepec 1.3%

43 San Pablo Huixtepec 1.3%

44 Asunción Nochixtlán 1.3%

45 Heroica Villa de San Blas Atempa 1.3%

46 Tlacolula de Matamoros 1.2%

47 Cuilápam de Guerrero 1.2%

48 Heroica Ciudad de Ejutla de Crespo 1.2%

49 San Lorenzo Cacaotepec 1.2%

50 Putla Villa de Guerrero 1.1%

51 Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 1.1%

52 Pinotepa Nacional 1.1%

53 Tamazulapam Villa del Progreso 1.0%

54 Santiago Jamiltepec 1.0%

55 Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa 1.0%

56 Vicente Camalote 1.0%

57 San Pedro Pochutla 0.9%

58 Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco 0.9%

59 Isla Soyaltepec 0.8%

60 San Pablo Villa de Mitla 0.8%

61 Temascal 0.8%

62 Crucecita 0.8%

63 Santa María Huatulco 0.8%

64 San Miguel Panixtlahuaca 0.8%

65 Puerto Escondido 0.8%

66 Bajos de Chila 0.8%

67 San Felipe Jalapa de Díaz 0.7%

68 Zimatlán de Álvarez 0.7%

69 Santos Reyes Nopala 0.6%

70 San Antonino Castillo Velasco 0.6%

71 San Dionisio Ocotepec 0.6%

72 Santo Domingo Zanatepec 0.5%

73 San Juan Bautista Valle Nacional 0.5%

74 Santa Catarina Juquila 0.5%

75 San Lucas Ojitlán 0.5%

76 Chahuites 0.4%

77 Chahuite 0.4%

78 San Pedro Tapanatepec 0.4%

Cities with the highest unemployment rates in Oaxaca face significant economic challenges. San Mateo del Mar has an unemployment rate of 10.3%. These communities often struggle with limited job opportunities, industry decline, or seasonal employment patterns.

High unemployment can have cascading effects on a community, including reduced consumer spending, lower tax revenues, and increased demand for social services. Understanding the causes — whether structural, cyclical, or seasonal — is important for developing effective solutions.

Many cities with high unemployment are actively working to diversify their economies, attract new industries, and invest in workforce development programs to help residents gain skills for in-demand occupations.

Did You Know?

1. In San Mateo del Mar, about 1 in 10 workers is looking for a job.
2. Seasonal economies (tourism, agriculture) can cause unemployment rates to fluctuate dramatically throughout the year.
3. Many high-unemployment cities have seen improvement through targeted economic development and workforce training programs.

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