Occupation (3131) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of File Workers and Correspondence during first quarter of 2025 was 123k people, whose salary averaged $4.43k MX working around 38 hours per week.
The average age of File Workers and Correspondence was 40.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 54.1% men with an average salary of $3.55k MX and, 45.9% women with average salary of $5.46k MX.
The best average salaries received by File Workers and Correspondence were in Baja California Sur ($15.8k MX), Hidalgo ($10.6k MX), and Yucatán ($10.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (24.6k), Ciudad de México (12.6k), and Chiapas (10.9k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Services Related to Air Transportation ($15k MX), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($14k MX), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($9.37k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on General Public Administration (16.8%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (14.7%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (14.7%).
51.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.48k MX and 48.8% to men with an average salary of $3.48k MX.
At the level of states, Aguascalientes had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 121 from 121 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tamaulipas with a 1.55% corresponding to 57 from 3.68k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as File Workers and Correspondence were 123k being a 13.8% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (143k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.43k MX was observed, registering a drop of 14.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.2k MX).
The states with the highest number of File Workers and Correspondence during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (24.6k), Ciudad de México (12.6k), and Chiapas (10.9k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Nuevo León and Tamaulipas with an increase of 3.39k (114%) and 1.95k (113%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Puebla with a decrease of 11.2k (47.1%) and 2.6k (41.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for File Workers and Correspondence during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($15.8k MX), Hidalgo ($10.6k MX), and Yucatán ($10.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Yucatán and Hidalgo with an increase of $5.84k MX (123%) and $5.13k MX (93.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Puebla and Oaxaca with a decrease of $8.12k MX (83.2%) and $6.65k MX (71.3%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in File Workers and Correspondence represented the 54.1% of the employed population and women 45.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (17.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (15.9k).
The highest average salary was $8.13k MX received by women from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.61k MX received by men 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)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in File Workers and Correspondence was concentrated in the educational segment with 16 to 18 years of schooling (33.3k men and 29.5k women).
The highest average salary was $5.34k MX received by women with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.52k MX received by men with 10 to 12 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 File Workers and Correspondence in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in General Public Administration (16.8%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (14.7%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (14.7%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Services Related to Air Transportation ($15k MX), Retail Trade of Hardware and Glass ($14k MX), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($9.37k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of File Workers and Correspondence reached a 14.3%, which implied an increase from 1.39 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (12.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 40 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Aguascalientes
Less Labor Informality: 1.55 %, Tamaulipas
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in File Workers and Correspondence were Aguascalientes (100%), San Luis Potosí (81.7%), and Tlaxcala (51.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Estado de México (4.77%), Puebla (4.18%), and Tamaulipas (1.55%).
The workforce of File Workers and Correspondence during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 32.9k workers of which 84.6% corresponds to formal employment (27.8k) and 15.4% to informal employment (5.08k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 16 to 18 years of schooling concentrating 62.8k workers of which 86.7% corresponds to formal employment (54.5k) and 13.3% corresponds to informal employment (8.33k).