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Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock

Subgroup (613) - 2025-Q1

  • 122k, Workforce
  • $3.18k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 55.1, Average age
  • 44.1, Weekly hours worked
  • 6.36, Weekly days worked
  • 9.75%, Workforce with second job
  • 80.7%, Informal Workforce
  • 6.43, Average years of Schooling

About Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock

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The workforce of Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock during first quarter of 2025 was 122k people, whose salary averaged $3.18k MX working around 44.1 hours per week.

The average age of Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock was 55.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 97% men with an average salary of $3.27k MX and, 3.01% women with average salary of $251 MX.

The best average salaries received by Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock were in Coahuila de Zaragoza ($10.2k MX), Jalisco ($8.94k MX), and Baja California Sur ($8.4k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (11.8k), Zacatecas (11.5k), and Oaxaca (11.4k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Cattle Raising ($5.73k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Cattle Raising (97.7%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (1.13%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (1.13%).

3.57% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $196 MX and 96.4% to men with an average salary of $2.92k MX.

At the level of states, Quintana Roo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 230 from 230 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Sinaloa with a 43.4% corresponding to 1.19k from 2.75k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 122k, Workforce 2025-Q1
  • $3.18k MX, Average monthly salary 2025-Q1

At first quarter of 2025, the people who worked as Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock were 122k being a 6.96% lower than the fourth quarter of 2024. (131k).

In the same period, an average salary of $3.18k MX was observed, registering a drop of 7.51%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 ($3.43k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock during the first quarter of 2025 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (11.8k), Zacatecas (11.5k), and Oaxaca (11.4k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the main positive variations occurred in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Oaxaca with an increase of 7.27k (160%) and 5.45k (91.4%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chiapas and Guanajuato with a decrease of 14k (82.7%) and 5.29k (73.8%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock during first quarter of 2025 were Coahuila de Zaragoza ($10.2k MX), Jalisco ($8.94k MX), and Baja California Sur ($8.4k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2025, the positive salary growth was higher in Nuevo León and Sinaloa with an increase of $4.22k MX (304%) and $3.92k MX (171%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Quintana Roo and Zacatecas with a decrease of $57.5k MX (98.6%) and $3.81k MX (52.4%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2025-Q1: 54.8, Men

At first quarter of 2025, the male workforce in Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock represented the 97% of the employed population and women 3.01%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (27.9k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 65 to 74 years (1.48k).

The highest average salary was $4.73k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.4k MX received by men from 55 to 64 years.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Average Salary and Workforce by Gender and Schooling Years

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Average Schooling in Years (2025-Q1): 6.5, Men

At first quarter of 2025 the male workforce in Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (45.7k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 0 to 3 years of schooling (2.04k).

The highest average salary was $3.66k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.38k MX received by men with 0 to 3 years of schooling.

* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock in different industries and economic sectors.

At first quarter of 2025, the workforce was higher in Cattle Raising (97.7%), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen (1.13%), and Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development (1.13%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Cattle Raising ($5.73k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2025-Q1

  • 80.7%, Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock
  • 54.3%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the first quarter of 2025, the labor informality of Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock reached a 80.7%, which implied an increase from 0.47 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2024  (80.3%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 26.4 percentage points during the first quarter of 2025.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Quintana Roo

Less Labor Informality: 43.4 %, Sinaloa

At first quarter of 2025, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock were Quintana Roo (100%), Michoacán de Ocampo (100%), and Estado de México (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Chiapas (54.9%), Morelos (50%), and Sinaloa (43.4%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Workers who Combine Farming with Livestock during the first quarter of 2025 was higher in the age group with 55 to 64 years concentrating 29.1k workers of which 12.1% corresponds to formal employment (3.52k) and 87.9% to informal employment (25.6k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 46.4k workers of which 18.9%  corresponds to formal employment (8.8k) and 81.1% corresponds to informal employment (37.6k).