Chapala generated 76 new formal jobs during April, according to the IIEG. Photo: Archive. 

In April, Chapala was placed on the list of 20 municipalities with the highest job generation, while Jocotepec joined the list of those with the greatest losses. 

This is according to figures presented by the Institute of Statistical and Geographic Information of the State of Jalisco, or IIEG, based on the IMSS database of insured workers.

Chapala ranked 13th with 76 new formal jobs generated during April, 59 of them permanent and 17 temporary. Leading this category was Autlán de Navarro with 514 workers, Tonalá with 454 new jobs and Guadalajara with 401 more insured workers. 

In contrast, Jocotepec ranked sixth on the list of municipalities with the greatest loss with 271 fewer formal jobs,167 casual and 104 permanent. Zacoalco de Torres had the greatest number, losing 925 workers. Tlaquepaque lost 835 and Zapotlán el Grande lost 741 formal jobs.

At the state level, Jalisco lost 2,061 formal jobs during April 2022, mainly in the agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing sector. Despite this drop, during the first four months of the year, the state generated 34,716 new jobs, making it the second state in the country with the highest accumulated annual figure.

Translated by Mike Rogers