Chemicals
Occupation (2222) - 2025-Q1
- 64.5k, Workforce
- $7.83k MX, Average monthly salary
- 36.9, Average age
- 39.7, Weekly hours worked
- 4.91, Weekly days worked
- 4.49%, Workforce with second job
- 16.6, Average years of Schooling
About Chemicals
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Chemicals during first quarter of 2025 was 64.5k people, whose salary averaged $7.83k MX working around 39.7 hours per week.
43.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $427 MX and 56.4% to men with an average salary of $3.82k MX.
At the level of states, Michoacán de Ocampo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 134 from 134 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Durango with a 6.91% corresponding to 147 from 2.13k workers.
Employment
#permalink to sectionWorkforce and Salaries Evolution
#permalink to section- 64.5k, Workforce 2025-Q1
- $7.83k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Chemicals were 64.5k being a 3.23% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (66.6k).
In the same period, an average salary of $7.83k MX was observed, registering an increase of 10.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.06k MX).
Workforce by State
#permalink to sectionComparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Querétaro and Jalisco with an increase of 2.37k (284%) and 1.67k (54.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with a decrease of 7.03k (48.4%) and 2.66k (18.1%), respectively.
Diversity
#permalink to sectionAverage Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age
#permalink to sectionAverage Age 2025-Q1
- 35.7, Women
- 38.6, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Chemicals represented the 43.9% of the employed population and women 56.1%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 25 to 34 years (11k men and 17.9k women).
The highest average salary was $6.81k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.88k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years
#permalink to sectionAverage Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
- 16.7, Women
- 16.5, Men
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Labor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality
#permalink to sectionLabor Informality 2025-Q1: 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Chemicals reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Chemicals reached a 0%, which implied remained from 0 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year (0%).
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Chemicals reached a 0%.
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 54.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Labor Informality by State
#permalink to sectionGreater Labor Informality: 100%, Michoacán de Ocampo
Less Labor Informality: 6.91 %, Durango
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Chemicals were Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), Nayarit (65.9%), and Tabasco (51.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Zacatecas (7.35%), Oaxaca (6.99%), and Durango (6.91%).
Labor Informality by Age and Education
#permalink to sectionThe workforce of Chemicals during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 28.9k workers of which 82.7% corresponds to formal employment (23.9k) and 17.3% to informal employment (5.01k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 57.9k workers of which 85.5% corresponds to formal employment (49.5k) and 14.5% corresponds to informal employment (8.43k).