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Secretarias

Occupation (3111) - 2025-Q1

  • 42.5, Average age
  • 19.9%, Informal Workforce

About Secretarias

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The average age of Secretarias was 42.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 3.25% men with an average salary of $5.75k MX and, 96.7% women with average salary of $5.19k MX.

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports and Similar Events ($21.3k MX), Accounting, Auditing and Related Services ($13.6k MX), and Legislative Bodies ($13.5k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on N/A.

95.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.66k MX and 4.45% to men with an average salary of $974 MX.

At the level of states, Puebla had the highest percentage of informal workers with 61.4% corresponding to 7.77k from 12.6k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 1.38% corresponding to 123 from 8.92k workers.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1: 42.6, Women

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Secretarias represented the 3.25% of the employed population and women 96.7%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (3.97k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (119k).

The highest average salary was $5.57k MX received by women from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.46k MX received by women from 15 to 24 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

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At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Secretarias was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (7.36k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (195k).

The highest average salary was $6.52k MX received by women with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.08k MX received by women with 7 to 9 years of schooling.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 19.9%, Secretarias
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Secretarias reached a 19.9%, which implied an increase from 1.02 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (18.8%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 34.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 61.4%, Puebla

Less Labor Informality: 1.38 %, Tabasco

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Secretarias were Puebla (61.4%), Tlaxcala (55.2%), and Hidalgo (47.3%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (4.69%), Baja California Sur (3.9%), and Tabasco (1.38%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Secretarias during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 122k workers of which 89.3% corresponds to formal employment (109k) and 10.7% to informal employment (13.1k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 199k workers of which 82%  corresponds to formal employment (163k) and 18% corresponds to informal employment (35.7k).