Mexico and Colombia Lead OECD in Labor Informality

2026-03-12 - 13:33

Key Points — Mexico and Colombia register the highest informal employment rates in the OECD at 56.4% and 56% respectively — seven times higher than Poland’s 8.6% and more than 25 times Spain’s 2.2%, according to ILO data cited in a new cross-country analysis. — The ILO’s Employment and Social Trends 2026 report warns that