Occupation (7112) - 2026-Q1
The workforce of Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel during first quarter of 2026 was 18.4k people, whose salary averaged $6.16k MX working around 39 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel was 43.3 years. The workforce was distributed in 95.7% men with an average salary of $6.35k MX and, 4.34% women with average salary of $1.94k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel were in Hidalgo ($17.2k MX), San Luis Potosí ($10k MX), and Guanajuato ($9.89k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (5.19k), Oaxaca (3.3k), and Puebla (2.59k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($6.73k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Nonmetallic Ore Mining (29.3k).
5.05% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $1.94k MX and 94.9% to men with an average salary of $6.33k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 381 from 381 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Colima with a 31.1% corresponding to 104 from 334 workers.
At first quarter of 2026, the people who worked as Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel were 18.4k being a 37.5% higher than the fourth quarter of 2025. (13.4k).
In the same period, an average salary of $6.16k MX was observed, registering an increase of 47.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 ($4.18k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel during the first quarter of 2026 were Estado de México (5.19k), Oaxaca (3.3k), and Puebla (2.59k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the main positive variations occurred in Oaxaca and Guerrero with an increase of 1.64k (99%) and 761 (2.31k%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in San Luis Potosí and Zacatecas with a decrease of 213 (54.5%) and 99 (10.7%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel during first quarter of 2026 were Hidalgo ($17.2k MX), San Luis Potosí ($10k MX), and Guanajuato ($9.89k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2026, the positive salary growth was higher in Puebla and Zacatecas with an increase of $3.17k MX (50.4%) and $2.56k MX (70.1%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Baja California and Guanajuato with a decrease of $7.74k MX (100%) and $7.31k MX (42.5%), respectively.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel in different industries and economic sectors.
At first quarter of 2026, the workforce was higher in Nonmetallic Ore Mining (100%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($6.73k MX).
Labor Informality 2026-Q1
During the first quarter of 2026, the labor informality of Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel reached a 85.9%, which implied a decrease from 1.76 percentage points compared to the fourth quarter of 2025 (87.7%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 31.1 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 the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel were Tlaxcala (100%), Puebla (100%), and Oaxaca (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Durango (69.8%), Zacatecas (35.7%), and Colima (31.1%).
The workforce of Workers in the Extraction of Quarry, Clay, Sand, Stone and Gravel during the first quarter of 2026 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 5.05k workers of which 3.76% corresponds to formal employment (190) and 96.2% to informal employment (4.86k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 7.13k workers of which 17.4% corresponds to formal employment (1.24k) and 82.6% corresponds to informal employment (5.89k).