In the graph below, the total population of persons in the labor force is 25,513, but only 50.6% of the total population are employed. This left 49.40% percent of the labor force population or 12,610 unemployed. The majority of the unemployed population are female which accounts for 57.7% or 6,933.
There are 3 categories in the municipality’s employment sector which are: agriculture, industrial, and services. The status of the job of most employed individuals is permanent job/business/unpaid family work with a total number of 9,361 or 72.55% of the total population who are employed, and the majority are male. Another status of jobs listed in the 2018 CBMS are short-term or seasonal or casual job/business/unpaid family work (1,789 or 13.86%) and worked for different employers or customers on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis (1,753 or 13.59%).