Subgroup (751) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products during first quarter of 2025 was 1.44M people, whose salary averaged $5.31k MX working around 37.8 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products was 42.9 years. The workforce was distributed in 40.6% men with an average salary of $6.43k MX and, 59.4% women with average salary of $4.55k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products were in Nayarit ($9.6k MX), Baja California Sur ($8.83k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.6k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (151k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (109k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (106k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($10.8k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($7.99k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($7.74k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (403k), Retail Trade of Beverages, Ice and Tobacco (13.5k), and Fishing (1.55k).
66.4% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.37k MX and 33.6% to men with an average salary of $5.9k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 97.6% corresponding to 84k from 86.1k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Chihuahua with a 57.4% corresponding to 18.3k from 31.8k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products were 1.44M being a 0.73% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (1.43M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.31k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.12%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.1k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (151k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (109k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (106k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 15.6k (24.9%) and 13.5k (14.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Hidalgo with a decrease of 21k (20.9%) and 9.37k (16.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products during first quarter of 2025 were Nayarit ($9.6k MX), Baja California Sur ($8.83k MX), and Sinaloa ($7.6k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Sonora with an increase of $2.63k MX (42.4%) and $1.91k MX (36.6%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Ciudad de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of $1.34k MX (33.5%) and $891 MX (14.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products represented the 40.6% of the employed population and women 59.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (131k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (207k).
The highest average salary was $6.8k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.45k 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 (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (231k men and 278k women).
The highest average salary was $7.66k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.61k MX received by women with 0 to 3 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 Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (95.5%), Retail Trade of Beverages, Ice and Tobacco (3.2%), and Fishing (0.37%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($10.8k MX), Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops ($7.99k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($7.74k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products reached a 81.1%, which implied a decrease from 2.33 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (83.5%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 26.8 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products were Oaxaca (97.6%), Tlaxcala (92.2%), and Chiapas (91.9%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (63.5%), Aguascalientes (60.9%), and Chihuahua (57.4%).
The workforce of Workers in the Processing and Food Processing, Beverages and Snuff Products during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 328k workers of which 20.3% corresponds to formal employment (66.5k) and 79.7% to informal employment (261k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 509k workers of which 21.1% corresponds to formal employment (108k) and 78.9% corresponds to informal employment (401k).