Subgroup (612) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry during first quarter of 2025 was 474k people, whose salary averaged $4.46k MX working around 40.8 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry was 48.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 82.8% men with an average salary of $4.89k MX and, 17.2% women with average salary of $2.38k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry were in Baja California ($8.02k MX), Sonora ($7.52k MX), and Durango ($7.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (53.3k), Puebla (34.5k), and Jalisco (32.5k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Pig Raising ($10.8k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($10.5k MX), and Amusement Parks and Arcades ($8.68k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (99%), Professional Athletes and Sports Teams (4.72k), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (1.11k).
17% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.35k MX and 83% to men with an average salary of $4.18k MX.
At the level of states, Ciudad de México had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.65k from 1.65k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 54% corresponding to 2.36k from 4.36k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry were 474k being a 0.12% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (475k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.46k MX was observed, registering a drop of 2.6%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($4.58k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry during the first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (53.3k), Puebla (34.5k), and Jalisco (32.5k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Zacatecas and Sonora with an increase of 8.63k (90.5%) and 7.75k (51.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Jalisco and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with a decrease of 15.9k (32.9%) and 14.8k (21.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California ($8.02k MX), Sonora ($7.52k MX), and Durango ($7.2k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tabasco and Baja California Sur with an increase of $3.69k MX (113%) and $2.82k MX (88.4%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chihuahua and Baja California with a decrease of $4.01k MX (53.9%) and $2.83k MX (26%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry represented the 82.8% of the employed population and women 17.2%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (79.3k men and 19.1k women).
The highest average salary was $6.6k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $976 MX received by women from 55 to 64 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 Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (115k men and 26.8k women).
The highest average salary was $9.26k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $868 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 Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (99%), Professional Athletes and Sports Teams (0.53%), and Beauty Salons and Clinics, Public Baths and Washrooms, and Shoeshine Shops (0.13%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Pig Raising ($10.8k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($10.5k MX), and Amusement Parks and Arcades ($8.68k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry reached a 80.4%, which implied an increase from 2.98 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (77.4%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 26.1 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Ciudad de México
Less Labor Informality: 54 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry were Ciudad de México (100%), Oaxaca (99.7%), and Hidalgo (99.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Durango (55.7%), Yucatán (55%), and Baja California Sur (54%).
The workforce of Workers in Farming Activities and Animal Husbandry during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 98.4k workers of which 22% corresponds to formal employment (21.6k) and 78% to informal employment (76.8k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 141k workers of which 22.3% corresponds to formal employment (31.6k) and 77.7% corresponds to informal employment (110k).