Group (72) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal during first quarter of 2025 was 730k people, whose salary averaged $7.17k MX working around 43.5 hours per week.
The average age of Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal was 43.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.6% men with an average salary of $7.22k MX and, 1.37% women with average salary of $3.44k MX.
The best average salaries received by Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal were in Tabasco ($11.9k MX), Baja California Sur ($11.9k MX), and Nuevo León ($11k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (101k), Jalisco (50k), and Guanajuato (47.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($17.9k MX), Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($17.1k MX), and Legal Services ($16.2k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (327k), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (86.9k), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (35.2k).
1.11% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.98k MX and 98.9% to men with an average salary of $6.55k MX.
At the level of states, Michoacán de Ocampo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 91% corresponding to 24.6k from 27.1k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 33.3% corresponding to 5.5k from 16.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal were 730k being a 2.72% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (751k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.17k MX was observed, registering a drop of 7.65%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.76k MX).
The states with the highest number of Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (101k), Jalisco (50k), and Guanajuato (47.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Quintana Roo with an increase of 5.55k (13.1%) and 5.33k (45.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Nuevo León and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 9.49k (17%) and 8.37k (22.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal during first quarter of 2025 were Tabasco ($11.9k MX), Baja California Sur ($11.9k MX), and Nuevo León ($11k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Aguascalientes and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of $2.13k MX (38.9%) and $1.77k MX (22.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $4.82k MX (37.4%) and $4.36k MX (26.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 43.7, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal represented the 98.6% of the employed population and women 1.37%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (185k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (3.49k).
The highest average salary was $7.93k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $6.07k MX received by men from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 9.25, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (312k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (3.76k).
The highest average salary was $8.14k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.33k MX received by men with 0 to 3 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
The visualization shows the distribution of Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks (61%), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (16.2%), and Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (6.57%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($17.9k MX), Rental of Household and Personal Goods ($17.1k MX), and Legal Services ($16.2k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal reached a 61.3%, which implied an increase from 1.02 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (60.3%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 91%, Michoacán de Ocampo
Less Labor Informality: 33.3 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal were Michoacán de Ocampo (91%), Tlaxcala (87.3%), and Guerrero (85.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (41.7%), Chihuahua (41.1%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (33.3%).
The workforce of Artisans and Workers in the Processing and Manufacture of Metal during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 186k workers of which 43.2% corresponds to formal employment (80.1k) and 56.8% to informal employment (105k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 315k workers of which 37.9% corresponds to formal employment (119k) and 62.1% corresponds to informal employment (196k).