Occupation (7341) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing during first quarter of 2025 was 351k people, whose salary averaged $2.98k MX working around 28.1 hours per week.
The average age of Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing was 47.4 years. The workforce was distributed in 18.7% men with an average salary of $4.3k MX and, 81.3% women with average salary of $2.67k MX.
The best average salaries received by Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing were in Tlaxcala ($5.17k MX), Jalisco ($4.97k MX), and Baja California Sur ($4.36k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (44.2k), Puebla (33.9k), and Guanajuato (28.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($1.56k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($814 MX), and Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($259 MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (184k), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (2.08k), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (1.3k).
81.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.6k MX and 18.2% to men with an average salary of $4.1k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 4.72k from 4.72k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 61.6% corresponding to 1.54k from 2.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing were 351k being a 4.1% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (366k).
In the same period, an average salary of $2.98k MX was observed, registering a drop of 7.02%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($3.2k MX).
The states with the highest number of Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (44.2k), Puebla (33.9k), and Guanajuato (28.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Jalisco with an increase of 6.09k (26.6%) and 5.5k (29.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Guerrero with a decrease of 7.76k (18.6%) and 5.77k (50%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing during first quarter of 2025 were Tlaxcala ($5.17k MX), Jalisco ($4.97k MX), and Baja California Sur ($4.36k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Guerrero and Querétaro with an increase of $1.72k MX (77.5%) and $1.68k MX (104%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Colima with a decrease of $3.04k MX (66.6%) and $2.83k MX (44.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing represented the 18.7% of the employed population and women 81.3%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (18.7k men and 74.1k women).
The highest average salary was $5.73k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $1.35k MX received by women from 65 to 74 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 Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (21.3k men and 117k women).
The highest average salary was $5.05k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.04k 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 Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (98.1%), Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel (1.11%), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (0.69%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($1.56k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($814 MX), and Retail Trade of Textile Products, except Apparel ($259 MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing reached a 93.3%, which implied a decrease from 1.29 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (94.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 39 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 61.6 %, Baja California
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing were Tamaulipas (100%), Durango (100%), and Chiapas (99%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Jalisco (79.6%), Zacatecas (66.8%), and Baja California (61.6%).
The workforce of Tailors and Dressmakers, Seamstresses and Confectioners Clothing during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 92.9k workers of which 9.07% corresponds to formal employment (8.42k) and 90.9% to informal employment (84.4k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 139k workers of which 5.66% corresponds to formal employment (7.85k) and 94.3% corresponds to informal employment (131k).