Mario Mendoza Lugo, advisor of Index Nogales, pointed out that three new companies will be established soon and that will generate hundreds of jobs, during the first semester of 2016. Mr. Mendoza specified that the figure between 1,000 and 1,500 jobs in the maquiladora industry, will be kept during that period; and indirect jobs for other service and supplying sectors will be created.
There was an increase of 1,000 jobs in a year, by going from 35,300 jobs recorded in the maquiladora industry in Nogales, by the end of 2014 to 36,300 jobs recorded by the end of 2015.
Source: El Diario de Sonora