Subgroup (611) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture during second quarter of 2024 was 2.72M people, whose salary averaged $3.03k MX working around 36.4 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Agriculture was 49.1 years. The workforce was distributed in 89.5% men with an average salary of $2.88k MX and, 10.5% women with average salary of $4.25k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Agriculture were in Baja California Sur ($9.85k MX), Baja California ($7.46k MX), and Sonora ($7k MX) while the workforce was larger in Chiapas (416k), Oaxaca (313k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (269k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($15k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($15k MX), and Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices ($8.6k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (6.26k), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (3.3k), and General Public Administration (15%).
10.2% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.87k MX and 89.8% to men with an average salary of $2.3k MX.
At the level of states, Hidalgo had the highest percentage of informal workers with 92.1% corresponding to 63.1k from 68.5k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California with a 50.4% corresponding to 26.6k from 52.8k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Workers in Agriculture were 2.72M being a 7.05% lower than the first quarter of 2024. (2.93M).
In the same period, an average salary of $3.03k MX was observed, registering a drop of 0.64%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($3.04k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Agriculture during the second quarter of 2024 were Chiapas (416k), Oaxaca (313k), and Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (269k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Jalisco and Guerrero with an increase of 41.8k (36.5%) and 20.2k (9.69%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave and Michoacán de Ocampo with a decrease of 71.7k (21%) and 61k (23.5%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Workers in Agriculture during second quarter of 2024 were Baja California Sur ($9.85k MX), Baja California ($7.46k MX), and Sonora ($7k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California Sur and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of $2.12k MX (27.4%) and $1.21k MX (22%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Coahuila de Zaragoza and Chihuahua with a decrease of $3.51k MX (41.7%) and $2.57k MX (36.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Workers in Agriculture represented the 89.5% of the employed population and women 10.5%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 45 to 54 years (504k men and 64.8k women).
The highest average salary was $5.97k MX received by women from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $1.07k MX received by women from 65 to 74 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 Workers in Agriculture was higher in the educational segment with 4 to 6 years of schooling (818k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (83.4k).
The highest average salary was $5.27k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $2.02k 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.
The visualization shows the distribution of Workers in Agriculture in different industries and economic sectors.
At second quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Retail Trade of Groceries and Food (30.8%), Retail Trade of Household Furniture and other Household Goods (16.2%), and General Public Administration (15%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Regulation and Promotion of Economic Developmen ($15k MX), Regulation and Promotion of Economic Development ($15k MX), and Retail Trade of Computer Furniture, Equipment and Accessories; Telephones and other Communication Devices ($8.6k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Workers in Agriculture reached a 81.7%, which implied an increase from 2.73 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (78.9%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 27.4 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 92.1%, Hidalgo
Less Labor Informality: 50.4 %, Baja California
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Agriculture were Hidalgo (92.1%), Estado de México (91.1%), and Querétaro (91%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Coahuila de Zaragoza (60.5%), Nuevo León (53.4%), and Baja California (50.4%).
The workforce of Workers in Agriculture during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 45 to 54 years concentrating 569k workers of which 19% corresponds to formal employment (108k) and 81% to informal employment (461k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 897k workers of which 15.8% corresponds to formal employment (142k) and 84.2% corresponds to informal employment (756k).