Group (71) - 2025-Q1
The workforce of Workers in Mining and Building Construction during first quarter of 2025 was 2.53M people, whose salary averaged $8.54k MX working around 42.8 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Mining and Building Construction was 44.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.4% men with an average salary of $8.57k MX and, 1.57% women with average salary of $6.63k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Mining and Building Construction were in Baja California Sur ($14.8k MX), Nayarit ($13.5k MX), and Quintana Roo ($12.9k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (310k), Jalisco (233k), and Guanajuato (152k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Employment Services ($13.5k MX), Fishing ($12.9k MX), and Cattle Raising ($12k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Residential Building Construction (1.72M), Building Installations and Equipmen (1.21M), and Building Installations and Equipment (1.21M).
1.12% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.7k MX and 98.9% to men with an average salary of $8.59k MX.
At the level of states, Chiapas had the highest percentage of informal workers with 95.4% corresponding to 83.8k from 87.8k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 58.5% corresponding to 20.2k from 34.5k workers.
At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers in Mining and Building Construction were 2.53M being a 5.68% higher than the fourth quarter of 2024. (2.4M).
In the same period, an average salary of $8.54k MX was observed, registering a drop of 1.04%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($8.63k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Mining and Building Construction during the first quarter of 2025 were Estado de México (310k), Jalisco (233k), and Guanajuato (152k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Guanajuato with an increase of 32.8k (16.4%) and 28.6k (23.2%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Yucatán with a decrease of 8.46k (7.01%) and 8.46k (12.6%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Mining and Building Construction during first quarter of 2025 were Baja California Sur ($14.8k MX), Nayarit ($13.5k MX), and Quintana Roo ($12.9k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Hidalgo with an increase of $3.56k MX (50.1%) and $1.49k MX (21.2%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Morelos and Oaxaca with a decrease of $2.02k MX (30.6%) and $1.91k MX (19.1%), respectively.
Average Age 2025-Q1
At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers in Mining and Building Construction represented the 98.4% of the employed population and women 1.57%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (677k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (16.6k).
The highest average salary was $9.46k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.28k MX received by women from 25 to 34 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 Mining and Building Construction was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (946k men and 13.4k women).
The highest average salary was $14.1k MX received by men with 13 to 15 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $7.11k MX received by men with 16 to 18 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 Mining and Building Construction in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Residential Building Construction (37.4%), Building Installations and Equipmen (26.3%), and Building Installations and Equipment (26.3%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Employment Services ($13.5k MX), Fishing ($12.9k MX), and Cattle Raising ($12k MX).
Labor Informality 2025-Q1
During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers in Mining and Building Construction reached a 81.2%, which implied a decrease from 0.42 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 (81.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 26.9 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.
Greater Labor Informality: 95.4%, Chiapas
Less Labor Informality: 58.5 %, Baja California Sur
At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Mining and Building Construction were Chiapas (95.4%), Puebla (94.3%), and Hidalgo (92.4%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Sonora (69.1%), Quintana Roo (62.1%), and Baja California Sur (58.5%).
The workforce of Workers in Mining and Building Construction during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 692k workers of which 16.3% corresponds to formal employment (113k) and 83.7% to informal employment (579k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 960k workers of which 15.7% corresponds to formal employment (151k) and 84.3% corresponds to informal employment (809k).