Group (54) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers Armed Forces during first quarter of 2025 was 83.4k people, whose salary averaged $5.52k MX working around 57.2 hours per week.
The average age of Workers Armed Forces was 31.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 87.6% men with an average salary of $5.83k MX and, 12.4% women with average salary of $3.31k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers Armed Forces were in Baja California Sur ($21.3k MX), Campeche ($18.5k MX), and Zacatecas ($16.1k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (22.6k), Guanajuato (5.9k), and Sinaloa (5.5k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($43k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($30k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($30k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (99.6%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (0.18%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (0.18%).
20.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.66k MX and 79.1% to men with an average salary of $92.5 MX.
At the level of states, Jalisco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 94.7% corresponding to 5.17k from 5.46k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chiapas with a 0.31% corresponding to 17 from 5.48k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers Armed Forces were 83.4k being a 3.28% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (80.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.52k MX was observed, registering a drop of 34.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.46k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers Armed Forces during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (22.6k), Guanajuato (5.9k), and Sinaloa (5.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Guerrero and Sinaloa with an increase of 3.35k (390%) and 3k (120%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Baja California with a decrease of 4.57k (55.2%) and 1.68k (82.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers Armed Forces during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($21.3k MX), Campeche ($18.5k MX), and Zacatecas ($16.1k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Colima and Nayarit with an increase of $8.71k MX (200%) and $7.76k MX (103%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Morelos and Yucatán with a decrease of $29.9k MX (94.4%) and $12.5k MX (78.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 32, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers Armed Forces represented the 87.6% of the employed population and women 12.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (26k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (5.22k).
The highest average salary was $7.29k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $4.37k MX received by men from 15 to 24 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 10.9, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Workers Armed Forces was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (37.1k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (4.22k).
The highest average salary was $6.62k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.67k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers Armed Forces in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (99.6%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (0.18%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (0.18%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($43k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($30k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($30k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers Armed Forces reached a 6.68%, which implied an increase from 5.9 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (0.78%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 47.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers Armed Forces were Jalisco (94.7%), Campeche (12.6%), and Sinaloa (2.29%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sinaloa (2.29%), Guerrero (1.88%), and Chiapas (0.31%).
The workforce of Workers Armed Forces during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 27k workers of which 95.7% corresponds to formal employment (25.8k) and 4.31% to informal employment (1.17k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 40.5k workers of which 99.6% corresponds to formal employment (40.4k) and 0.35% corresponds to informal employment (143).