Subgroup (711) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Extraction Workers during first quarter of 2025 was 42.5k people, whose salary averaged $6.34k MX working around 49.4 hours per week.
The average age of Extraction Workers was 37.5 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.5% men with an average salary of $6.31k MX and, 1.51% women with average salary of $7.85k MX.
The best average salaries received by Extraction Workers were in Tabasco ($24k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($12k MX), and Morelos ($10.8k MX) while the workforce was larger in Sonora (4.57k), Querétaro (3.87k), and Durango (3.81k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($15.1k MX), Services Related to Mining ($13.7k MX), and Fishing ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metallic Ore Mining (34.5k), Nonmetallic Ore Mining (32.5k), and Fishing (5.85k).
1.44% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $7.31k MX and 98.6% to men with an average salary of $5.55k MX.
At the level of states, Tabasco had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 404 from 404 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 11.1% corresponding to 388 from 3.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Extraction Workers were 42.5k being a 31.9% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (32.2k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.34k MX was observed, registering a drop of 11.7%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($7.18k MX).
The states with the highest number of Extraction Workers during the first quarter of 2025 were Sonora (4.57k), Querétaro (3.87k), and Durango (3.81k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Sonora and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 2.8k (158%) and 2.45k (212%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Coahuila de Zaragoza with a decrease of 1.5k (41.4%) and 1.25k (53%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Extraction Workers during first quarter of 2025 were Tabasco ($24k MX), Michoacán de Ocampo ($12k MX), and Morelos ($10.8k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Tabasco and Morelos with an increase of $11.4k MX (90.7%) and $4.3k MX (66.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Nuevo León and Guerrero with a decrease of $15k MX (70.6%) and $10.3k MX (74%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1: 37.5, Men
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Extraction Workers represented the 98.5% of the employed population and women 1.51%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (13k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (375).
The highest average salary was $9.26k MX received by men from 45 to 54 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.42k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 8.75, Men
At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Extraction Workers was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (14.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (642).
The highest average salary was $8.61k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $4.5k MX received by men with 4 to 6 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 Extraction Workers in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Metallic Ore Mining (44.9%), Nonmetallic Ore Mining (42.2%), and Fishing (7.6%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($15.1k MX), Services Related to Mining ($13.7k MX), and Fishing ($12.9k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Extraction Workers reached a 61.1%, which implied an increase from 5.4 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (55.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 6.84 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Extraction Workers were Tabasco (100%), San Luis Potosí (100%), and Nayarit (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (17.9%), Baja California Sur (12.9%), and Zacatecas (11.1%).
The workforce of Extraction Workers during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 13k workers of which 41.5% corresponds to formal employment (5.38k) and 58.5% to informal employment (7.59k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 14.8k workers of which 45.7% corresponds to formal employment (6.77k) and 54.3% corresponds to informal employment (8.06k).