Category (6) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during first quarter of 2025 was 3.7M people, whose salary averaged $3.37k MX working around 37.3 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing was 48.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 87.9% men with an average salary of $3.35k MX and, 12.1% women with average salary of $3.55k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing were in Baja California Sur ($8.53k MX), Sonora ($7.93k MX), and Baja California ($7.63k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (461k), Chiapas (451k), and Oaxaca (315k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Metallic Ore Mining ($16.3k MX), General Public Administration ($15.7k MX), and Services Related to Air Transportation ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (78.6%), Fishing (194k), and Pig Raising (1.38%).
11.9% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.93k MX and 88.1% to men with an average salary of $2.81k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 90.5% corresponding to 91.8k from 101k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 52.6% corresponding to 9.34k from 17.8k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing were 3.7M being a 2.07% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (3.78M).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.37k MX was observed, registering an increase of 5.53%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($3.19k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during the first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (461k), Chiapas (451k), and Oaxaca (315k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Estado de México and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 48.3k (25.3%) and 40k (9.5%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Guerrero with a decrease of 50.7k (24.9%) and 49.2k (17.3%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($8.53k MX), Sonora ($7.93k MX), and Baja California ($7.63k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Ciudad de México and Aguascalientes with an increase of $2.08k MX (95.8%) and $1.89k MX (65.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California Sur and Chihuahua with a decrease of $1.97k MX (18.7%) and $1.63k MX (31.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing represented the 87.9% of the employed population and women 12.1%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (689k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (98k).
The highest average salary was $5.24k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $631 MX received by women from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1)
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (1.03M), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (140k).
The highest average salary was $6.6k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (78.6%), Fishing (16%), and Pig Raising (1.38%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Metallic Ore Mining ($16.3k MX), General Public Administration ($15.7k MX), and Services Related to Air Transportation ($12.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing reached a 81.5%, which implied a decrease from 0.68 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (82.1%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 27.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 90.5%, Hidalgo
Less Labor Informality: 52.6 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing were Hidalgo (90.5%), Oaxaca (89.7%), and Guerrero (89.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (53.8%), Baja California (53.7%), and Baja California Sur (52.6%).
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry, Hunting and Fishing during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 782k workers of which 18.9% corresponds to formal employment (148k) and 81.1% to informal employment (634k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 1.17M workers of which 15.6% corresponds to formal employment (183k) and 84.4% corresponds to informal employment (987k).