Group (73) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather during first quarter of 2025 was 1.25M people, whose salary averaged $4k MX working around 34.1 hours per week.
The average age of Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather was 45.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 50.9% men with an average salary of $5.7k MX and, 49.1% women with average salary of $2.24k MX.
The best average salaries received by Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather were in Baja California Sur ($10.7k MX), Chihuahua ($7.15k MX), and Nuevo León ($6.87k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (117k), Puebla (106k), and Guanajuato (106k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in General Public Administration ($20.1k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.3k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($17.3k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (263k), Legal Services (9.05k), and Residential Building Construction (8.35k).
54% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.09k MX and 46% to men with an average salary of $4.99k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 99.3% corresponding to 60.5k from 61k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 55.9% corresponding to 11.9k from 21.4k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather were 1.25M being a 4.82% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.31M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4k MX was observed, registering a drop of 5.36%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.23k MX).
The states with the highest number of Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (117k), Puebla (106k), and Guanajuato (106k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Guerrero with an increase of 13.1k (14.1%) and 11.8k (23.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Puebla with a decrease of 28.4k (19.6%) and 22k (17.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($10.7k MX), Chihuahua ($7.15k MX), and Nuevo León ($6.87k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Campeche and Querétaro with an increase of $961 MX (28.5%) and $839 MX (37.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of $2.2k MX (46.1%) and $1.64k MX (36.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather represented the 50.9% of the employed population and women 49.1%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (161k men and 143k women).
The highest average salary was $6.92k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $476 MX received by women from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (253k men and 214k women).
The highest average salary was $7.21k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.08k MX received by women 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 Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (82.6%), Legal Services (2.84%), and Residential Building Construction (2.62%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in General Public Administration ($20.1k MX), Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.3k MX), and Building Installations and Equipment ($17.3k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather reached a 84.5%, which implied a decrease from 0.64 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (85.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 30.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 99.3%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 55.9 %, Baja California
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather were Guerrero (99.3%), Oaxaca (97.6%), and Tabasco (96.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (66.5%), Baja California Sur (60.5%), and Baja California (55.9%).
The workforce of Artisans and Workers in the Manufacture of Wood, Paper, Textiles and Leather and Leather during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 305k workers of which 15.3% corresponds to formal employment (46.4k) and 84.7% to informal employment (258k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 467k workers of which 16% corresponds to formal employment (74.9k) and 84% corresponds to informal employment (392k).