Logistics, transportation, and automotive, sectors with the greatest talent shortage in Mexico
Upskilling and reskilling of active employees is the most used strategy in Mexico
In the era of Industry 4.0, technological advancement continues to transform the way we work, and at the same time, this impacts the new skills required of talent to fill new positions. In Mexico, the transport, logistics, and automotive sector stands out as having the greatest difficulty in finding talent.
In Mexico, the talent shortage has reached 70% as surveyed companies have shown difficulties in finding the right talent, according to the 2025 Talent Shortage in Mexico study by Manpower Group. Among the other sectors with the greatest difficulty in finding talent are information technology, finance and real estate, energy, consumer goods and services, life sciences and health, manufacturing, and communication services.
Among the most difficult positions to fill are:
- Operations and logistics
- Front Office and customer service
- Sales and marketing
- IT and data analysis
- Engineering
In Mexico’s case, 2021 was the year that set a record percentage for talent shortage at 74%; in the following years, it has dropped slightly to 65%, 69%, and 68% in 2022, 2023, and 2024, respectively.
What is the talent shortage like globally?
Employers in Germany, Israel, and Portugal reported having the greatest difficulties in finding qualified talent, at 86%, 85%, and 84%, respectively.
The global average is 74%; however, the countries with a lower percentage were Colombia, Poland, and Puerto Rico.
The energy sector is the one that has seen the greatest increase in complexity for finding specialized talent. Life sciences and health at 77%, followed by information technology, transport, logistics and automotive, manufacturing, consumer goods and services, finance and real estate, as well as communication.
Globally, to overcome the talent shortage, employers are using AI, reducing skill requirements, seeking talent in global markets, specialized services, reducing education level requirements, and hiring external providers.
