Occupation (7123) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Carpenters Black Work during first quarter of 2026 was 10.9k people, whose salary averaged $13.8k MX working around 45.3 hours per week.
The average age of Carpenters Black Work was 40.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 96.3% men with an average salary of $13.8k MX and, 3.72% women with average salary of $14.9k MX.
The best average salaries received by Carpenters Black Work were in Sonora ($24.2k MX), Baja California Sur ($22.9k MX), and Quintana Roo ($22.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Jalisco (1.38k), Estado de México (1.23k), and Baja California (896).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.2k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($17.2k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($14.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Residential Building Construction (11.8k), Building Installations and Equipmen (2.1k), and Building Installations and Equipment (2.1k).
6.55% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $15.1k MX and 93.4% to men with an average salary of $9.96k MX.
At the level of states, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 365 from 365 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 21.4% corresponding to 89 from 415 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Carpenters Black Work were 10.9k being a 9.2% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (10k).
In the same period, an average salary of $13.8k MX was observed, registering an increase of 14.1%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($12.1k MX).
The states with the highest number of Carpenters Black Work during the first quarter of 2026 were Jalisco (1.38k), Estado de México (1.23k), and Baja California (896)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Hidalgo with an increase of 880 (175%) and 844 (1.76k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Tamaulipas and Baja California Sur with a decrease of 978 (69%) and 390 (36.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Carpenters Black Work during first quarter of 2026 were Sonora ($24.2k MX), Baja California Sur ($22.9k MX), and Quintana Roo ($22.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Tamaulipas with an increase of $11.3k MX (87.4%) and $8.38k MX (285%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Puebla with a decrease of $9.04k MX (52.5%) and $5.95k MX (100%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Carpenters Black Work in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Residential Building Construction (68.1%), Building Installations and Equipmen (12.1%), and Building Installations and Equipment (12.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Building Installations and Equipmen ($17.2k MX), Building Installations and Equipment ($17.2k MX), and Residential Building Construction ($14.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Carpenters Black Work reached a 51%, which implied a decrease from 12.4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (63.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 3.78 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
Less Labor Informality: 21.4 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Carpenters Black Work were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), Tamaulipas (100%), and San Luis Potosí (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Quintana Roo (31.2%), Sonora (22%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (21.4%).
The workforce of Carpenters Black Work during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 3.28k workers of which 81.4% corresponds to formal employment (2.67k) and 18.6% to informal employment (609).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 5.26k workers of which 42.8% corresponds to formal employment (2.25k) and 57.2% corresponds to informal employment (3.01k).