EconomyTijuana
Informal work in Tijuana extends beyond street trading
The labor measure includes unprotected employment across different kinds of businesses.
September coverage of the second-quarter 2026 ENOE put informal employment in Tijuana at 322,009 people, or 35.6% of the employed population.
INEGI’s framework includes unregistered economic units and work without employment-based social protection in other settings, including formal companies. Informal employment and the informal sector are therefore not identical concepts.
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- Agencia Fronteriza de Noticias Reference coverage
- INEGI · metodología de informalidad laboral Statistical definition