Technological change and employment following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mexico

This paper presents an analysis of employment in Mexico from the perspective of exposure to technological change following the recession caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Data from official household surveys from the first quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of 2022 are used, as well as indices measuring the ease of automation of occupations in the country and the possibility of them being performed remotely. Although no effects of technological change are observed at the level of aggregate (formal and informal) employment, in the formal sector, which is more exposed to the adoption of new technologies, employment growth is lower in occupations at high risk of automation and higher in those that can be performed remotely.