Occupation (6115) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers Growing Flowers during first quarter of 2026 was 82.7k people, whose salary averaged $4.82k MX working around 41.3 hours per week.
The average age of Workers Growing Flowers was 39.7 years. The workforce was distributed in 68.2% men with an average salary of $5.19k MX and, 31.8% women with average salary of $4.02k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers Growing Flowers were in Baja California Sur ($10.8k MX), Morelos ($7.33k MX), and Baja California ($6.54k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (50.7k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (12k), and Chiapas (7.82k).
34.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.18k MX and 65.6% to men with an average salary of $5.65k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 322 from 322 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a 81.8% corresponding to 9.8k from 12k workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers Growing Flowers were 82.7k being a 17.6% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (70.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.82k MX was observed, registering a drop of 5.61%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($5.1k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers Growing Flowers during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (50.7k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (12k), and Chiapas (7.82k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Chiapas and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 7.28k (1.35k%) and 4.24k (54.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in San Luis Potosí and Jalisco with a decrease of 800 (86%) and 492 (49.2%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers Growing Flowers during first quarter of 2026 were Baja California Sur ($10.8k MX), Morelos ($7.33k MX), and Baja California ($6.54k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo with an increase of $4.3k MX (66.7%) and $4.14k MX (731%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Chiapas with a decrease of $5.43k MX (87.2%) and $1.04k MX (32.7%), respectively.
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers Growing Flowers reached a 89%, which implied an increase from 0.94 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (88.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 34.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 81.8 %, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers Growing Flowers were Tamaulipas (100%), San Luis Potosí (100%), and Quintana Roo (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Puebla (94.3%), Estado de México (91.6%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (81.8%).
The workforce of Workers Growing Flowers during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 25.8k workers of which 7.06% corresponds to formal employment (1.82k) and 92.9% to informal employment (23.9k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 29.4k workers of which 13.7% corresponds to formal employment (4.02k) and 86.3% corresponds to informal employment (25.4k).