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Upholsterers

Occupation (7351) - 2025-Q1

  • 25.6k, Workforce
  • $5.37k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 43.5, Average age
  • 42.9, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.15, Weekly days worked
  • 0.39%, Workforce with second job
  • 55.1%, Informal Workforce

About Upholsterers

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The workforce of Upholsterers during first quarter of 2025 was 25.6k people, whose salary averaged $5.37k MX working around 42.9 hours per week.

The average age of Upholsterers was 43.5 years. The workforce was distributed in N/A% men with an average salary of $5.31k MX and, N/A% women with average salary of $5.89k MX.

The best average salaries received by Upholsterers were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (4.82k), Jalisco (4.73k), and Chihuahua (2.61k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Automobiles and Pickup Trucks ($17.2k MX), Repair and Maintenance of Automobiles and Trucks ($4.73k MX), and Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($4.71k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on N/A.

5.28% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.9k MX and 94.7% to men with an average salary of $4.91k MX.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 25.6k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $5.37k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Upholsterers were 25.6k being a 15.8% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (30.4k).

In the same period, an average salary of $5.37k MX was observed, registering an increase of 20.4%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.46k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Upholsterers during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (4.82k), Jalisco (4.73k), and Chihuahua (2.61k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Chihuahua with an increase of 1.13k (259%) and 908 (53.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Ciudad de México with a decrease of 2.84k (37.1%) and 1.41k (55.4%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): N/A, Men

The highest average salary was $4.59k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.59k MX received by men 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

  • 55.1%, Upholsterers
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Upholsterers reached a 55.1%, which implied a decrease from 7.48 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (62.6%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 0.83 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: N/A%, N/A

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Upholsterers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 6.58k workers of which 45.3% corresponds to formal employment (2.98k) and 54.7% to informal employment (3.6k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 13k workers of which 48.4%  corresponds to formal employment (6.29k) and 51.6% corresponds to informal employment (6.71k).