Occupation (9611) - 2024-Q1
The workforce of Domestic Workers during first quarter of 2024 was 2.02M people, whose salary averaged $4.23k MX working around 28.8 hours per week.
The average age of Domestic Workers was 44.6 years. The workforce was distributed in 2.66% men with an average salary of $5.15k MX and, 97.3% women with average salary of $4.21k MX.
The best average salaries received by Domestic Workers were in Baja California Sur ($6.9k MX), Nuevo León ($6.32k MX), and Jalisco ($5.54k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (320k), Ciudad de México (175k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (162k).
97.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.11k MX and 2.47% to men with an average salary of $5.02k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 99.5% corresponding to 73.4k from 73.7k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 82.9% corresponding to 11.5k from 13.8k workers.
At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Domestic Workers were 2.02M being a 1.3% lower than the fourth quarter of 2023. (2.04M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.23k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.09%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($4.07k MX).
The states with the highest number of Domestic Workers during the first quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (320k), Ciudad de México (175k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (162k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Chiapas and Nuevo León with an increase of 14.1k (23.7%) and 12.7k (17.3%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 17.4k (5.15%) and 17.2k (9.63%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Domestic Workers during first quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($6.9k MX), Nuevo León ($6.32k MX), and Jalisco ($5.54k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Jalisco and Guanajuato with an increase of $1.24k MX (28.9%) and $730 MX (20.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Zacatecas and Guerrero with a decrease of $871 MX (23.7%) and $757 MX (15.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q1
At first quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Domestic Workers represented the 2.66% of the employed population and women 97.3%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (11.3k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (582k).
The highest average salary was $5.3k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.74k MX received by women from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Domestic Workers was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (19.8k men and 842k women).
The highest average salary was $6.12k MX received by men with 4 to 6 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.73k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Labor Informality 2024-Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Domestic Workers reached a 96%, which implied a decrease from 0.23 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (96.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 41.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 99.5%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 82.9 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Domestic Workers were Chiapas (99.5%), Tlaxcala (99.5%), and Hidalgo (99%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (88.1%), Chihuahua (86.8%), and Baja California Sur (82.9%).
The workforce of Domestic Workers during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 589k workers of which 3.38% corresponds to formal employment (19.9k) and 96.6% to informal employment (569k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 862k workers of which 4.38% corresponds to formal employment (37.8k) and 95.6% corresponds to informal employment (824k).