Category (4) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents during first quarter of 2025 was 8.46M people, whose salary averaged $4.56k MX working around 43.4 hours per week.
The average age of Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents was 40.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 40.9% men with an average salary of $5.49k MX and, 59.1% women with average salary of $3.91k MX.
The best average salaries received by Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents were in Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Nayarit ($8.14k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.62k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.5M), Ciudad de México (692k), and Jalisco (535k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($18.2k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($14.6k MX), and Waste Collection ($11.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (5.12M), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (1.71M), and Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products (1.23M).
66.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.12k MX and 33.3% to men with an average salary of $4.32k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 77.5% corresponding to 176k from 226k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 38% corresponding to 17.5k from 46.2k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents were 8.46M being a 0.31% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (8.49M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.56k MX was observed, registering a drop of 4.26%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.76k MX).
The states with the highest number of Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (1.5M), Ciudad de México (692k), and Jalisco (535k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Hidalgo with an increase of 85.8k (6.06%) and 32.7k (15%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Jalisco with a decrease of 97.6k (12.4%) and 41.4k (7.18%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($12.9k MX), Nayarit ($8.14k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.62k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Sinaloa with an increase of $826 MX (6.82%) and $603 MX (8.59%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Michoacán de Ocampo and Chihuahua with a decrease of $1.2k MX (18.3%) and $1.01k MX (14.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents represented the 40.9% of the employed population and women 59.1%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (777k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (1.13M).
The highest average salary was $6.99k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $1.84k 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 Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (1.25M men and 1.74M women).
The highest average salary was $7.26k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.97k 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 Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (41.6%), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (13.9%), and Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products (10%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Credit Unions and Saving Institutions ($18.2k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($14.6k MX), and Waste Collection ($11.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents reached a 62.3%, which implied an increase from 0.45 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (61.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 7.97 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 77.5%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 38 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents were Oaxaca (77.5%), Tlaxcala (77.4%), and Guerrero (76.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (42.4%), Quintana Roo (41.5%), and Baja California Sur (38%).
The workforce of Traders, Employees in Sales and Sales Agents during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 1.88M workers of which 45.6% corresponds to formal employment (856k) and 54.4% to informal employment (1.02M).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 2.99M workers of which 42.6% corresponds to formal employment (1.27M) and 57.4% corresponds to informal employment (1.72M).