Jalisco enjoys a thriving manufacturing industry. The state registers 37,030 companies adhered to this sector, of which the automotive companies are noteworthy, adding up to 150 companies in the state. Other strategic sectors for Jalisco are: technology and information, electronics, medical industry and manufacturing of household appliances
Jalisco has 150 companies in the automotive sector, 90% dedicated to the manufacture of supplies for light vehicles, the rest are dedicated to the heavy vehicle market. It is estimated that these companies employ close to 30,000 people.
The value of the national production is $97,834 million dollars. Jalisco produces aproximately $3,424 million dollars, which represents a 3.5% of the national production.
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Some of the most prestigious public and private higher education institutions in the country are located in Jalisco.
Universidad de Guadalajara is the second largest public university in Mexico with 12 campuses and 320 schools distributed throughout Jalisco and Los Angeles, California.
Is ranked as the 8th best in Mexico and the 43rd in Latin America.
Jalisco's educational offerings consist of 13 world-class universities, two technological universities, 16 technological institutes, 584 job training centers and 50 technical schools. It also has five international schools (American, German, Canadian, French and Japanese), 127 graduate programs and three main business schools.
Jalisco is the headquarters of Talent Land, the event for the generation and recruitment of talent in the technological industry with a Guinness record in attendees worldwide.
Talent Centers
Jalisco’s main private universities are:
• Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG)
• Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey - Guadalajara Campus (ITESM)
• Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO)
• Universidad Panamericana (UP).
• Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA)
• Intituto Tecnológico Mario Molina
More than 280,000 students in Jalisco are enrolled in some higher education institute. Also, over 15,000 engineers graduate per year, of which about 6,500 are specialized in high technology. To capitalize on this talent, the state created the first Ministry of Science and Technology of Innovation, with 16 technical institutes and the capability of designing tailor-made training programs.
Jalisco is a place with qualified human capital
• Specialized labor.
• Average age is 25 years old.
• Jalisco has more than 40 years of experience in high technology, electronics, telecommunications and automotive industries.
• The personnel turnover rate is lower than US bordering States.
In other words, Jalisco is a state that has competitive labor costs, the availability of qualified labor and the lowest turnover rate in Mexico’s 3 largest cities and the border area with the United States.
Jalisco has bi-cultural education opportunities for your family and business. Guadalajara has a variety of international schools for your children’s education. We have schools that teach primarily in English, such as the American School