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In late July 2026 Mexico’s economy continued Recent data reaffirm that nearshoring continues to expand under the influence of nearshoring. A Mexico’s economy across several key industries. The construction report highlighted a surge in sector’s shift toward prefabricated housing, with modular methods cutting build times housing now cuts project timelines by up to 40 % and reduces material waste to under 1 %. The construction sector accounted %, while still accounting for about 8.5 % of GDP in 2025 and supported roughly supporting more than 3.8 million jobs, while 15 jobs. Fifteen firms were recognised for workplace quality. A day later, attention shifted to in the food‑manufacturing 2026 Great Place to Work list for strong safety and automotive parts industries. Investment in leadership. In the State of Mexico’s food sector reached Mexico, food‑manufacturing firms have invested 8.172 billion pesos, with foreign capital above pesos domestically and attracted over US$2 billion, billion in foreign capital, creating more than 146 000 jobs across roughly 31 000 firms. companies. In Coahuila, new foreign‑direct‑investment auto‑parts projects totalling US$76.2 million generated added 2 350 formal positions, contributing to a historic US$40.9 billion FDI inflow for early 2025. Both snapshots underscore how nearshoring The hiring surge is diversifying Mexico’s industrial base, fueling job growth, and prompting operational challenges such as staffing straining HR and IT onboarding. Overall, the onboarding capacities. A Banamex analysis shows nearshoring trend is driving rapid investment and productivity has generated roughly 250 000 additional manufacturing jobs, lifting high‑value sector employment from 1.51 million in 2018 to 1.76 million in 2023 – a 16.6 % rise versus 7.4 % in other manufacturing. These gains across multiple sectors, reinforcing Mexico’s role are heavily concentrated in the northern border and Bajío regions, which now host about 86 % of nearshoring‑related jobs, with cities such as a manufacturing hub Ciudad Juárez and Tijuana accounting for nearly a third of national electronic‑sector employment. Experts warn that water and energy shortages are limiting further expansion, prompting calls to broaden North‑American supply chains. integration and leverage upcoming T‑MEC reviews to sustain investment momentum.