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Economy and jobs in Aguascalientes City, Mexico

Aguascalientes City has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and manufacturing.

Economy type
Tourism economy
Economy score
55/100

Economy overview

Aguascalientes City has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and manufacturing.

Aguascalientes City, Mexico is classified as a tourism economy in our deterministic economy index. These are planning estimates derived from country economic priors and existing city signals — not measured GDP or labour-market statistics. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16.

Key industries

The sectors that most shape the local economy, derived deterministically from country and city signals.

Key industries

  • Tourism
  • Hospitality
  • Manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Mining

Employment outlook

The breadth of the labour market and where opportunities concentrate.

Employment outlook

Employment56/100
Job market55/100

Aguascalientes City's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, manufacturing and technology.

Salary potential

Estimated pay levels and how far local incomes stretch against the cost of living.

Salary potential

Salary potential54/100
Affordability-adjusted income57/100

The affordability-adjusted income score combines estimated pay with the local cost of living, indicating how far a typical income stretches in Aguascalientes City.

Business environment

Conditions for operating and growing a business locally.

Business environment

Business environment55/100

This reflects infrastructure, institutional capacity, and the scale of the local market relative to peer cities.

Startup ecosystem

How supportive the local ecosystem is for new ventures.

Startup ecosystem

Startup ecosystem51/100
Innovation53/100

The startup ecosystem in Aguascalientes City is developing, supported by local business activity.

Remote work suitability

Suitability for remote and distributed work.

Remote work suitability

Remote work57/100
Remote job availability57/100

Aguascalientes City offers limited infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 57/100.

Career opportunities

Overall career opportunity and how it breaks down by sector.

Career opportunities

Overall career opportunity55/100
Technology53/100
Healthcare49/100
Finance45/100
Manufacturing85/100
Tourism100/100
Education51/100

Economy score

A 0–100 composite of employment, salary, business environment, startups, innovation, remote work, and affordability-adjusted income. Used consistently across the platform.

Economy score

Economy score55/100
Employment56/100
Salary54/100
Business environment55/100
Startup ecosystem51/100
Innovation53/100
Remote work57/100

Jobs score

A 0–100 labour-market composite and its sector components.

Jobs score

Job market55/100
Technology53/100
Healthcare49/100
Finance45/100
Manufacturing85/100
Tourism100/100
Education51/100
Remote availability57/100
Career opportunity55/100

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