Occupation (9661) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Garbage and Recyclables during second quarter of 2024 was 138k people, whose salary averaged $4.06k MX working around 39.2 hours per week.
The average age of Garbage and Recyclables was 45 years. The workforce was distributed in 79% men with an average salary of $4.53k MX and, 21% women with average salary of $2.28k MX.
The best average salaries received by Garbage and Recyclables were in Baja California ($10.5k MX), Oaxaca ($8.03k MX), and Baja California Sur ($7.78k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (27.4k), Ciudad de México (15.8k), and Nuevo León (8.57k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.5k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($11.2k MX), and Cattle Raising ($7.74k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Waste Collection (196k), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal (41.9k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (1.09%).
25.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.04k MX and 74.8% to men with an average salary of $3.78k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 98.3% corresponding to 4.7k from 4.78k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 21.3% corresponding to 433 from 2.04k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Garbage and Recyclables were 138k being a 12.4% lower than the first quarter of 2024. (158k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.06k MX was observed, registering an increase of 7.01%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($3.79k MX).
The states with the highest number of Garbage and Recyclables during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (27.4k), Ciudad de México (15.8k), and Nuevo León (8.57k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Yucatán and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave with an increase of 2.9k (94.8%) and 2.04k (40.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Puebla and Chiapas with a decrease of 4.62k (60.3%) and 3.32k (56.8%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Garbage and Recyclables during second quarter of 2024 were Baja California ($10.5k MX), Oaxaca ($8.03k MX), and Baja California Sur ($7.78k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Oaxaca and Colima with an increase of $4.74k MX (144%) and $3.7k MX (91.8%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Sonora and Hidalgo with a decrease of $4.47k MX (43.1%) and $2.42k MX (56.9%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Garbage and Recyclables represented the 79% of the employed population and women 21%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 25 to 34 years (26.7k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (9.48k).
The highest average salary was $5.6k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $1.56k MX received by women from 55 to 64 years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q2)
At second quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Garbage and Recyclables was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (36.6k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 0 to 3 years of schooling (13.9k).
The highest average salary was $4.79k MX received by men with 7 to 9 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.68k MX received by women with 0 to 3 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 Garbage and Recyclables in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Waste Collection (80.8%), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal (17.3%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (1.09%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($12.5k MX), Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($11.2k MX), and Cattle Raising ($7.74k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Garbage and Recyclables reached a 76.2%, which implied an increase from 1.35 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (74.8%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 21.9 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Garbage and Recyclables were Hidalgo (98.3%), Guerrero (97.9%), and Guanajuato (95%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Colima (30.5%), Tabasco (29.4%), and Zacatecas (21.3%).
The workforce of Garbage and Recyclables during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 31k workers of which 28.1% corresponds to formal employment (8.69k) and 71.9% to informal employment (22.3k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 44k workers of which 29.4% corresponds to formal employment (12.9k) and 70.6% corresponds to informal employment (31.1k).