Occupation (9111) - 2024-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in Agriculture during first quarter of 2024 was 2.18M people, whose salary averaged $3.9k MX working around 36.2 hours per week.
The average age of Support Workers in Agriculture was 37 years. The workforce was distributed in 82.6% men with an average salary of $4.21k MX and, 17.4% women with average salary of $2.45k MX.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in Agriculture were in Colima ($11.2k MX), Sonora ($7.43k MX), and Baja California Sur ($7.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (292k), Puebla (250k), and Chiapas (246k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($16k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($10.8k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($10k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (47.3%), Business Administration Services (2.98k), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (2.71k).
17.5% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.27k MX and 82.5% to men with an average salary of $3.96k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 124k from 124k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 43.2% corresponding to 5.55k from 12.8k workers.
At first quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Support Workers in Agriculture were 2.18M being a 1.45% lower than the fourth quarter of 2023. (2.21M).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.9k MX was observed, registering an increase of 8.85%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 ($3.58k MX).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in Agriculture during the first quarter of 2024 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (292k), Puebla (250k), and Chiapas (246k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Hidalgo and Jalisco with an increase of 21.7k (25.9%) and 21.2k (30.6%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Chiapas with a decrease of 45k (13.4%) and 41.2k (14.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in Agriculture during first quarter of 2024 were Colima ($11.2k MX), Sonora ($7.43k MX), and Baja California Sur ($7.4k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Sonora and Colima with an increase of $2.2k MX (42%) and $2.06k MX (22.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of $2.75k MX (56.4%) and $2.12k MX (25.6%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q1
At first quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Support Workers in Agriculture represented the 82.6% of the employed population and women 17.4%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (570k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (88k).
The highest average salary was $5.04k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years, while the lowest average salary was $793 MX received by women from 65 to 74 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q1)
At first quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Support Workers in Agriculture was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (607k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (121k).
The highest average salary was $4.75k MX received by women with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.62k 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 Support Workers in Agriculture in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (47.3%), Business Administration Services (13.5%), and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (12.2%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance ($16k MX), Metallic Ore Mining ($10.8k MX), and Higher Technical Education Schools ($10k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q1
During the first quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Support Workers in Agriculture reached a 95%, which implied an increase from 0.38 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2023 (94.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 40.6 percentage points during the first quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 43.2 %, Baja California
At first quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in Agriculture were Guerrero (100%), Ciudad de México (100%), and Quintana Roo (99.5%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (67.9%), Colima (54.9%), and Baja California (43.2%).
The workforce of Support Workers in Agriculture during the first quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 644k workers of which 2.66% corresponds to formal employment (17.2k) and 97.3% to informal employment (627k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 721k workers of which 4.16% corresponds to formal employment (30k) and 95.8% corresponds to informal employment (691k).