Aguascalientes, Nuevo León and Coahuila are the states that are best prepared to get the most out of nearshoring, the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (Imco) and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) agreed.

In each entity, 15 socioeconomic indicators related to the labor market, the availability of basic inputs, the infrastructure by state and the regulatory framework are evaluated, and thus measure the opportunities generated by nearshoring, based on

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Aguascalientes and Nuevo León stand out in 11 of the 15 indicators. In Aguascalientes there is availability of qualified labor and it is the second state with the highest number of higher education institutions per 1 million inhabitants. This entity in Bajio is the fourth with the highest availability of vehicles for public transportation and is among the 10 entities where you can have access to electricity at the lowest cost.

While within the strengths of Nuevo León, it stands out that it concentrates the most attractive jobs. It is the second entity with the lowest rate of informality (35.8%) and the third with the highest level of average income from work (11,379 pesos per month). It is also the entity with the greatest availability of qualified labor, since more than a third of its economically active population has higher education.

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Coahuila is the third entity that concentrates the greatest number of favorable conditions for nearshoring, since it stands out in 10 of the 15 indicators considered.

It registers the lowest level of informality in the country (34.2%) and a level of income from work greater than 10,000 pesos per month. It is the fourth entity with the greatest availability of qualified labor.

Regarding the challenges that the three states face, the availability of water stands out. Aguascalientes is one of the states with the lowest volume of water per capita with less than 400 cubic meters per inhabitant, while Nuevo León and Coahuila have 825 and 1,107 cubic meters per inhabitant.

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