Occupation (7514) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables during first quarter of 2026 was 46k people, whose salary averaged $4.58k MX working around 26.7 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables was 44.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 26.4% men with an average salary of $7.88k MX and, 73.6% women with average salary of $3.4k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables were in Estado de México ($11.9k MX), Chihuahua ($10.3k MX), and Hidalgo ($8.63k MX) while the workforce was larger in Ciudad de México (7.44k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (6.46k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (3.74k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Business Administration Services ($1.42k MX) and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($718 MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (11.2k) and Business Administration Services (2.36k).
75.7% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.17k MX and 24.3% to men with an average salary of $7.32k MX.
At the level of states, Zacatecas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 151 from 151 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 15.7% corresponding to 84 from 535 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables were 46k being a 7.56% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (42.7k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.58k MX was observed, registering an increase of 38.8%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($3.3k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables during the first quarter of 2026 were Ciudad de México (7.44k), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (6.46k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (3.74k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Ciudad de México with an increase of 3.26k (102%) and 2.59k (53.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 4.37k (58.8%) and 3.13k (45.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables during first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México ($11.9k MX), Chihuahua ($10.3k MX), and Hidalgo ($8.63k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Estado de México and Chihuahua with an increase of $11.3k MX (1.77k%) and $5.61k MX (119%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Chiapas with a decrease of $7.86k MX (82%) and $2.44k MX (43.1%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (82.6%) and Business Administration Services (17.4%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Business Administration Services ($1.42k MX) and Retail Trade of Groceries and Food ($718 MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables reached a 91.8%, which implied an increase from 9.8 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (82%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 37 percentage points during the first quarter of 2026.
At first quarter of 2026, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables were Zacatecas (100%), Yucatán (100%), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (66.1%), Durango (60.8%), and Sinaloa (15.7%).
The workforce of Workers in Developing Products Based on Fruits and Vegetables during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 55 to 64 years concentrating 13.4k workers of which 1.6% corresponds to formal employment (214) and 98.4% to informal employment (13.2k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 17.2k workers of which 4.91% corresponds to formal employment (843) and 95.1% corresponds to informal employment (16.3k).