Subgroup (522) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Care of People during first quarter of 2025 was 336k people, whose salary averaged $5k MX working around 36.7 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Care of People was 41.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 3.06% men with an average salary of $4.67k MX and, 96.9% women with average salary of $5.01k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Care of People were in Puebla ($7.68k MX), Baja California Sur ($6.73k MX), and Nayarit ($6.7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (37.5k), Estado de México (29.9k), and Nuevo León (19.6k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Dental Offices ($18k MX), Business Administration Services ($10.8k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($8.84k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (55.3k), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients (12.9k), and Guidance and Social Work Services (8.14k).
96.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.83k MX and 3.1% to men with an average salary of $4.86k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 2.43k from 2.43k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 56.9% corresponding to 2.26k from 3.97k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in the Care of People were 336k being a 1.97% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (343k).
In the same period, an average salary of $5k MX was observed, registering an increase of 8.96%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.59k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Care of People during the first quarter of 2025 were Ciudad de México (37.5k), Estado de México (29.9k), and Nuevo León (19.6k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Ciudad de México and Hidalgo with an increase of 13.9k (58.7%) and 4.25k (184%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Guanajuato with a decrease of 17.9k (37.5%) and 4.78k (34.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Care of People during first quarter of 2025 were Puebla ($7.68k MX), Baja California Sur ($6.73k MX), and Nayarit ($6.7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Estado de México with an increase of $5.17k MX (206%) and $2.05k MX (55%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Colima and Aguascalientes with a decrease of $2.45k MX (32%) and $1.81k MX (43.5%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 41.5, Women
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in the Care of People represented the 3.06% of the employed population and women 96.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (3.04k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (74.2k).
The highest average salary was $7.12k MX received by women from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.84k MX received by women 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): 10.4, Women
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Workers in the Care of People was concentrated in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (3.39k men and 111k women).
The highest average salary was $6.94k MX received by women with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.9k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers in the Care of People in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (53.4%), Residential Facilities with Nursing Care for Convalescent, in Rehabilitation, Incurable and Terminal Patients (12.4%), and Guidance and Social Work Services (7.85%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Dental Offices ($18k MX), Business Administration Services ($10.8k MX), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($8.84k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in the Care of People reached a 85.7%, which implied a decrease from 0.24 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (86%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 31.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tlaxcala
Less Labor Informality: 56.9 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Care of People were Tlaxcala (100%), Puebla (97.3%), and Oaxaca (97.2%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (67.8%), Zacatecas (65.9%), and Baja California Sur (56.9%).
The workforce of Workers in the Care of People during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 75.1k workers of which 14.2% corresponds to formal employment (10.7k) and 85.8% to informal employment (64.5k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 10 to 12 years of schooling concentrating 114k workers of which 16.4% corresponds to formal employment (18.7k) and 83.6% corresponds to informal employment (95.2k).