Group (92) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry during first quarter of 2025 was 3.14M people, whose salary averaged $5.71k MX working around 42.4 hours per week.
The average age of Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry was 33.8 years. The workforce was distributed in 81% men with an average salary of $5.98k MX and, 19% women with average salary of $4.54k MX.
The best average salaries received by Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry were in Baja California Sur ($11.4k MX), Quintana Roo ($8.94k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.34k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (408k), Puebla (218k), and Jalisco (200k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($22.3k MX), Retail Trade of Apparel, Costume Jewelry and Clothing Accessories ($14.5k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Residential Building Construction (1.13M), Building Installations and Equipmen (885k), and Building Installations and Equipment (885k).
12.3% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.74k MX and 87.7% to men with an average salary of $5.75k MX.
At the level of states, Guerrero had the highest percentage of informal workers with 97.9% corresponding to 98.2k from 100k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 39.4% corresponding to 49.8k from 126k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry were 3.14M being a 2.36% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (3.22M).
In the same period, an average salary of $5.71k MX was observed, registering an increase of 1.33%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($5.63k MX).
The states with the highest number of Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (408k), Puebla (218k), and Jalisco (200k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Guerrero with an increase of 19.7k (10.9%) and 16.5k (19.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Chihuahua with a decrease of 60.5k (12.9%) and 22.2k (22.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($11.4k MX), Quintana Roo ($8.94k MX), and Coahuila de Zaragoza ($8.34k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Querétaro and Campeche with an increase of $1.49k MX (46.5%) and $780 MX (11%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en San Luis Potosí and Tabasco with a decrease of $1.41k MX (23.4%) and $1.14k MX (16.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry represented the 81% of the employed population and women 19%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (945k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (158k).
The highest average salary was $6.58k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.29k 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 (2025-Q1)
During the first quarter of 2025, male and female workforce in Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (1.04M men and 243k women).
The highest average salary was $6.83k MX received by men with 0 to 3 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.87k MX received by women with 16 to 18 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 Mining, Construction and Industry in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Residential Building Construction (30.1%), Building Installations and Equipmen (23.6%), and Building Installations and Equipment (23.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Retail Trade of Health Care Items ($22.3k MX), Retail Trade of Apparel, Costume Jewelry and Clothing Accessories ($14.5k MX), and Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($12.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry reached a 75.6%, which implied an increase from 1.24 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (74.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 21.3 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 97.9%, Guerrero
Less Labor Informality: 39.4 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry were Guerrero (97.9%), Oaxaca (96%), and Chiapas (95.3%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California (43.9%), Chihuahua (41.1%), and Nuevo León (39.4%).
The workforce of Support Workers in Mining, Construction and Industry during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 1.08M workers of which 16.5% corresponds to formal employment (178k) and 83.5% to informal employment (902k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 1.28M workers of which 24.1% corresponds to formal employment (309k) and 75.9% corresponds to informal employment (972k).