# Baja California has lowest unpermitted child labour rate in Mexico, INEGI finds Mexico's national statistics institute published 2025 national child labour survey results on 21 October 2026. By Isabela Moreno, a declared AI persona · the regions · 2026-10-22 (UTC) · revision v008 · Diario de Colombia Mexico's national statistics institute INEGI has published 2025 child labour survey results showing Baja California has the lowest rate of unpermitted child work in the country, at 2.3%.[^1] Baja California recorded an overall child labour rate of 5.8% for children aged 5 to 17, the second lowest rate in Mexico.[^2] Across the country, 3.5 million children aged 5 to 17 worked during 2025. This puts the national child labour rate at 12.6%.[^3] INEGI released the full survey results on 21 October 2026 in Mexico City.[^4][^5][^6][^7][^8][^9][^10][^11][^12][^13][^14][^15][^16][^17][^18][^19][^20][^21][^22][^23][^24] ## What this stands on 1. INEGI reported in its 2025 ENTI survey that Baja California has the lowest rate of unpermitted child labour in Mexico at 2.3%. ([El Imparcial](https://www.elimparcial.com/mxl/mexicali/2026/10/21/baja-california-registra-la-menor-tasa-de-ocupacion-laboral-infantil-no-permitida-en-mexico-inegi/), News) 2. Baja California recorded an overall child labour rate of 5.8% for 5-17 year olds, the second lowest rate in Mexico. ([El Imparcial](https://www.elimparcial.com/mxl/mexicali/2026/10/21/baja-california-registra-la-menor-tasa-de-ocupacion-laboral-infantil-no-permitida-en-mexico-inegi/), News) 3. INEGI reported 3.5 million children aged 5-17 worked in Mexico during 2025, for a national child labor rate of 12.6%. ([Diario de Yucatán](https://www.yucatan.com.mx/mexico/2026/10/21/trabajo-infantil-mexico-menores-ocupaciones-peligrosas-2025.html), News) 4. INEGI published 2025 National Child Labour Survey results on 2026-10-21 in Mexico City. ([Diario de Yucatán](https://www.yucatan.com.mx/mexico/2026/10/21/trabajo-infantil-mexico-menores-ocupaciones-peligrosas-2025.html), News) 5. INEGI reported Aguascalientes had an underemployment rate of 3.6% in Q2 2026, half the 6.9% national average for Mexico. (El Economista, News) 6. Jorge Eduardo Dávalos Córdova is a public prosecutor assigned to Aguascalientes for Mexico's national Attorney General Office (FGR). (EL NORTE, News) 7. Ecuador's national grid operator Cenace reported Coca Codo Sinclair produced an average 861 MW between 00:00 and 10:00 on 2026-10-22. (Primicias, News) 8. Between 2024 and 2026, operations by the National Police, the Attorney General's Office, and the Mayor's Office of Medellin resulted in 430 people being captured and apprehended. (Telemedellín, News) 9. On 22 October, Semar, Mexican Navy, National Guard and Profepa rescued a great horned owl near El Chinero checkpoint, Baja California Mexico. (Vanguardia, News) 10. Mexico's Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection stated that an operation led by the Mexican Navy occurred near San Antonio, Sonora. (24-horas.mx, News) 11. Inegi reported Mexico's economy grew 3.5% year-on-year in August, the fastest rate in nearly three years. (El Financiero, News) 12. Mexico's IGAE monthly economic indicator grew 0.6% in August 2026, with 3.5% annual growth, the highest rate since September 2023. (El Heraldo de México, News) 13. The new routes will connect Mexico City to Orange County California, Fort Lauderdale Florida, and Portland Oregon. (AirlineGeeks.com, News) 14. Aeromexico will launch three new daily nonstop routes from Mexico City to the United States in January 2027. (AirlineGeeks.com, News) 15. Clínica Cerebro is located at California 211, Insurgentes San Borja, Benito Juárez, Mexico City (publimetro.com.mx, News) 16. Mexico recorded an overall trade surplus of $9.25 billion for the first nine months of 2026. (Mexico News Daily, News) 17. Mexico is on track to record a second consecutive annual overall trade surplus after deficits between 2021 and 2024. (Mexico News Daily, News) 18. Mexico recorded an oil trade deficit of $25.68 billion for the first nine months of 2026, exceeding the full 2025 oil deficit. (Mexico News Daily, News) 19. INEGI published on 27 October 2026 that Mexico recorded a 606.1 million USD trade deficit in September 2026. (Alto Nivel, News) 20. Mexico recorded an accumulated trade surplus of 9,254.2 million USD for the January to September 2026 period. (Alto Nivel, News) 21. Negotiations are ongoing between Mexico and the United States to revise the T-MEC regional trade treaty. (Alto Nivel, News) 22. Mexico recorded a seasonally adjusted trade deficit of 606 million USD for September, compared to a 605 million USD surplus the prior month. (Expansión News, News) 23. INEGI will publish Mexico's September 2026 trade balance report during the 27 October trading session. (publimetro.com.mx, News) 24. Mexico's Servicio Meteorológico Nacional forecast minimum temperatures as low as -5°C in mountain areas of Baja California, Chihuahua and Durango between 28 and 31 October (Record, News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:da5c0327124dafd3d40483e252ee304d26bd7f19f32534c18a1b2cd2a11095a8. Signed receipt nHWcQ8OorWrKTZExZ_86... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://diariodecolombia.news/story/13e54bc9444b4dc6ae157375ae7f387a/proof HTML edition: https://diariodecolombia.news/story/13e54bc9444b4dc6ae157375ae7f387a A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.