Subgroup (611) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture during first quarter of 2025 was 2.78M people, whose salary averaged $2.75k MX working around 36.3 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Agriculture was 49.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 88.5% men with an average salary of $2.62k MX and, 11.5% women with average salary of $3.73k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Agriculture were in Baja California Sur ($9.9k MX), Sonora ($8.13k MX), and Colima ($7.12k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chiapas (413k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (367k), and Oaxaca (278k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Employment Services ($8.82k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($8.19k MX), and General Public Administration ($6.25k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Employment Services (4.36k), Cattle Raising (25.7%), and Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices (2.76k).
11.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.27k MX and 88.8% to men with an average salary of $2.21k MX.
At the level of states, Tamaulipas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 90.7% corresponding to 28.6k from 31.5k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Nuevo León with a 54.3% corresponding to 6.3k from 11.6k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in Agriculture were 2.78M being a 2.88% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (2.86M).
In the same period, an average salary of $2.75k MX was observed, registering an increase of 9%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($2.52k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Agriculture during the first quarter of 2025 were Chiapas (413k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (367k), and Oaxaca (278k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Estado de México with an increase of 43.3k (13.4%) and 39.7k (23.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Guerrero and Puebla with a decrease of 47.8k (18.9%) and 32k (14.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Agriculture during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($9.9k MX), Sonora ($8.13k MX), and Colima ($7.12k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Aguascalientes and Sonora with an increase of $3.09k MX (226%) and $2.08k MX (34.3%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of $5.5k MX (35.7%) and $3.41k MX (48.4%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in Agriculture represented the 88.5% of the employed population and women 11.5%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (523k men and 67.1k women).
The highest average salary was $5.82k MX received by women from 15 to 24 years, while the lowest average salary was $1.03k 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 Workers in Agriculture was concentrated in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (811k men and 99.6k women).
The highest average salary was $5.17k MX received by women with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.65k 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 Workers in Agriculture in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Employment Services (36%), Cattle Raising (25.7%), and Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices (22.8%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Employment Services ($8.82k MX), Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($8.19k MX), and General Public Administration ($6.25k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in Agriculture reached a 83.3%, which implied a decrease from 1.78 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (85.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 29 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 90.7%, Tamaulipas
Less Labor Informality: 54.3 %, Nuevo León
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Agriculture were Tamaulipas (90.7%), Chihuahua (89.8%), and Oaxaca (89.7%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Baja California Sur (61.5%), Baja California (55.3%), and Nuevo León (54.3%).
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 590k workers of which 16.4% corresponds to formal employment (97k) and 83.6% to informal employment (493k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 910k workers of which 14.8% corresponds to formal employment (134k) and 85.2% corresponds to informal employment (776k).