Occupation (8152) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets during first quarter of 2026 was 32k people, whose salary averaged $6.9k MX working around 45.7 hours per week.
The average age of Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets was 39.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 77% men with an average salary of $6.63k MX and, 23% women with average salary of $7.79k MX.
The best average salaries received by Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets were in Baja California ($16k MX), San Luis Potosí ($15.4k MX), and Chihuahua ($11.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Puebla (7.89k), Estado de México (6.86k), and Hidalgo (3.28k).
13.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.58k MX and 86.3% to men with an average salary of $5.91k MX.
At the level of states, Campeche had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 25 from 25 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Puebla with a 12.2% corresponding to 966 from 7.89k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets were 32k being a 6.16% lower than the fourth quarter of 2025. (34.1k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.9k MX was observed, registering an increase of 1.24%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($6.81k MX).
The states with the highest number of Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets during the first quarter of 2026 were Puebla (7.89k), Estado de México (6.86k), and Hidalgo (3.28k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Estado de México with an increase of 4.8k (155%) and 2.56k (59.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Hidalgo and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 3.18k (49.3%) and 1.84k (66.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California ($16k MX), San Luis Potosí ($15.4k MX), and Chihuahua ($11.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Estado de México with an increase of $13.5k MX (709%) and $3.79k MX (94.5%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of $12k MX (70%) and $5.38k MX (62.5%), respectively.
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets reached a 7.68%, which implied a decrease from 1.84 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (9.51%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 47.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets were Campeche (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (50.1%), and Nuevo León (48%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (48%), Tlaxcala (17.8%), and Puebla (12.2%).
The workforce of Products Machine Operators Knitted Fabrics, Fabrics and Carpets during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 7.43k workers of which 92% corresponds to formal employment (6.83k) and 84.9% to formal employment (6.31k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 14.4k workers of which 94.4% corresponds to formal employment (13.6k) and 5.58% corresponds to informal employment (802).