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Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining

Occupation (7111) - 2024-Q1

  • 19k, Workforce
  • $10.6k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 42, Average age
  • 48.5, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.63, Weekly days worked
  • 8.28%, Workforce with second job
  • 18.2%, Informal Workforce
  • 8.96, Average years of Schooling

About Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining

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The workforce of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during first quarter of 2024 was 19k people, whose salary averaged $10.6k MX working around 48.5 hours per week.

The average age of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining was 42 years. The workforce was distributed in 99.2% men with an average salary of $10.7k MX and, 0.76% women with average salary of $4.3k MX.

The best average salaries received by Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining were in Hidalgo ($28.1k MX), Sinaloa ($17.2k MX), and Durango ($15k MX) while the workforce was larger in Guanajuato (6.98k), Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.79k), and Zacatecas (2.36k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($11k MX), Coal Mining ($10.5k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($6.55k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metallic Ore Mining (31.3k), Coal Mining (3.84k), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining (2.95k).

4.19% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.3k MX and 95.8% to men with an average salary of $7.02k MX.

At the level of states, Querétaro had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 507 from 507 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 14.6% corresponding to 408 from 2.79k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 19k, Workforce 2024-Q1
  • $10.6k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q1

At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining were 19k being a 40.7% higher than the fourth quarter of 2023. (13.5k).

In the same period, an average salary of $10.6k MX was observed, registering an increase of 21.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($8.72k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during the first quarter of 2024 were Guanajuato (6.98k), Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.79k), and Zacatecas (2.36k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Guanajuato and Coahuila de Zaragoza with an increase of 3.38k (94.2%) and 1.73k (162%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Durango and Hidalgo with a decrease of 788 (81%) and 190 (19.7%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during first quarter of 2024 were Hidalgo ($28.1k MX), Sinaloa ($17.2k MX), and Durango ($15k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Sinaloa and Guanajuato with an increase of $9.46k MX (122%) and $8.89k MX (207%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Hidalgo and Baja California Sur with a decrease of $12.3k MX (30.5%) and $4.62k MX (46.8%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Metallic Ore Mining (82.2%), Coal Mining (10.1%), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining (7.74%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($11k MX), Coal Mining ($10.5k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($6.55k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q1

  • 18.2%, Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining reached a 18.2%, which implied a decrease from 7.61 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023  (25.8%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 36.2 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Querétaro

Less Labor Informality: 14.6 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza

At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining were Querétaro (100%), Nayarit (100%), and Chihuahua (78.4%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (78.4%), Sonora (58.7%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (14.6%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 8.75k workers of which 93.3% corresponds to formal employment (8.17k) and 6.7% to informal employment (586).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 11.7k workers of which 88.4%  corresponds to formal employment (10.3k) and 11.6% corresponds to informal employment (1.35k).