Subgroup (733) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers during first quarter of 2025 was 89.3k people, whose salary averaged $1.91k MX working around 27.9 hours per week.
The average age of Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers was 45 years. The workforce was distributed in 21% men with an average salary of $4.74k MX and, 79% women with average salary of $1.16k MX.
The best average salaries received by Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers were in San Luis Potosí ($7.31k MX), Estado de México ($6.4k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($6.04k MX) while the workforce was larger in Oaxaca (22k), Guerrero (17.6k), and Yucatán (8.88k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($10.8k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($10.8k MX), and Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($1.4k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products (680), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (218), and Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services (170).
79.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.05k MX and 20.8% to men with an average salary of $4.75k MX.
At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 8.88k from 8.88k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 67.8% corresponding to 177 from 261 workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers were 89.3k being a 9.53% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (81.5k).
In the same period, an average salary of $1.91k MX was observed, registering a drop of 11.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($2.16k MX).
The states with the highest number of Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers during the first quarter of 2025 were Oaxaca (22k), Guerrero (17.6k), and Yucatán (8.88k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guerrero and Puebla with an increase of 13k (280%) and 3.59k (92.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Yucatán and Chiapas with a decrease of 5.43k (37.9%) and 3.01k (66.4%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers during first quarter of 2025 were San Luis Potosí ($7.31k MX), Estado de México ($6.4k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($6.04k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in San Luis Potosí and Durango with an increase of $6.49k MX (789%) and $2.7k MX (338%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sinaloa and Morelos with a decrease of $16.2k MX (94.1%) and $6.45k MX (100%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 44.9, Women
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers represented the 21% of the employed population and women 79%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (5.22k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (16.2k).
The highest average salary was $1.67k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $885 MX received by women from 45 to 54 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 6.14, Women
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (8.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 0 to 3 years of schooling (24.7k).
The highest average salary was $1.81k MX received by women with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $741 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 Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Perfumery and Jewelry Products (52.2%), Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works (16.7%), and Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services (13.1%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Foundations, Prefabricated Structures Assembly and Exterior Construction Works ($10.8k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($10.8k MX), and Community Food, Housing and Emergency Services ($1.4k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers reached a 98%, which implied an increase from 0.17 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (97.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 43.7 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán
Less Labor Informality: 67.8 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers were Yucatán (100%), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%), and Tamaulipas (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Zacatecas (85.5%), Tlaxcala (80.2%), and Baja California Sur (67.8%).
The workforce of Knitters and Workers in Preparing Textile Fibers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 18.8k workers of which 1.53% corresponds to formal employment (288) and 98.5% to informal employment (18.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 28.6k workers of which 2.98% corresponds to formal employment (852) and 97% corresponds to informal employment (27.7k).