Category (9) - 2024-Q2
The workforce of Workers in Elementary and Support Activities during second quarter of 2024 was 12.1M people, whose salary averaged $4.71k MX working around 36.8 hours per week.
The average age of Workers in Elementary and Support Activities was 39 years. The workforce was distributed in 56.7% men with an average salary of $5.26k MX and, 43.3% women with average salary of $3.99k MX.
The best average salaries received by Workers in Elementary and Support Activities were in N/A while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (1.6M), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (973k), and Puebla (847k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Travel Agencies and Reservation Services ($16.9k MX), Investigation, Protection and Security Services ($11k MX), and Electric Power Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Commercialization ($10.8k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on N/A.
42.8% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $3.49k MX and 57.2% to men with an average salary of $4.88k MX.
At the level of states, Oaxaca had the highest percentage of informal workers with 94.4% corresponding to 443k from 469k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Baja California Sur with a 54% corresponding to 45.5k from 84.2k workers.
At second quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Workers in Elementary and Support Activities were 12.1M being a 1.44% lower than the first quarter of 2024. (12.3M).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.71k MX was observed, registering an increase of 1.08%, compared to the first quarter of 2024 ($4.66k MX).
The states with the highest number of Workers in Elementary and Support Activities during the second quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (1.6M), Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (973k), and Puebla (847k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the second quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Puebla and Zacatecas with an increase of 27.1k (3.31%) and 18.9k (9.7%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Chiapas and Guerrero with a decrease of 45k (7.4%) and 41.5k (9.7%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q2
At second quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Workers in Elementary and Support Activities represented the 56.7% of the employed population and women 43.3%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 15 to 24 years (2.15M), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 45 to 54 years (1.28M).
The highest average salary was $5.97k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $2.39k MX received by women from 75 or more years.
* The data regarding salaries have low statistical precision so it should not be used as conclusions.
Average Schooling in Years (2024-Q2)
During the second quarter of 2024, male and female workforce in Workers in Elementary and Support Activities was concentrated in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (2.61M men and 2.08M women).
The highest average salary was $5.49k MX received by men with 16 to 18 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $3.3k 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.
Labor Informality 2024-Q2
During the second quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Workers in Elementary and Support Activities reached a 80.1%, which implied an increase from 0.54 percentage points compared to the first quarter of 2024 (79.6%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 25.9 percentage points during the second quarter of 2024.
Greater Labor Informality: 94.4%, Oaxaca
Less Labor Informality: 54 %, Baja California Sur
At second quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Workers in Elementary and Support Activities were Oaxaca (94.4%), Guerrero (93.4%), and Chiapas (93.1%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Nuevo León (57.6%), Baja California (55.3%), and Baja California Sur (54%).
The workforce of Workers in Elementary and Support Activities during the second quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 15 to 24 years concentrating 2.89M workers of which 15.7% corresponds to formal employment (452k) and 84.3% to informal employment (2.43M).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 4.69M workers of which 20.8% corresponds to formal employment (976k) and 79.2% corresponds to informal employment (3.72M).