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Extraction Workers

Subgroup (711) - 2024-Q3

  • 49.3k, Workforce
  • $7.19k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38, Average age
  • 48.2, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.57, Weekly days worked
  • 4.44%, Workforce with second job
  • 56.6%, Informal Workforce
  • 8.6, Average years of Schooling

About Extraction Workers

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The workforce of Extraction Workers during third quarter of 2024 was 49.3k people, whose salary averaged $7.19k MX working around 48.2 hours per week.

The average age of Extraction Workers was 38 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.4% men with an average salary of $7.2k MX and, 1.57% women with average salary of $6.53k MX.

The best average salaries received by Extraction Workers were in Baja California ($20.3k MX), Nuevo León ($17.5k MX), and Durango ($14.2k MX) while the workforce was larger in Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (6.27k), Sonora (4.82k), and Zacatecas (4.42k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Employment Services ($14k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($14k MX), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($12.9k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metallic Ore Mining (38k), Nonmetallic Ore Mining (36.6k), and Coal Mining (5.64k).

1.66% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.2k MX and 98.3% to men with an average salary of $6.18k MX.

At the level of states, Yucatán had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 814 from 814 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Zacatecas with a 5.07% corresponding to 224 from 4.42k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 49.3k, Workforce 2024-Q3
  • $7.19k MX, Average monthly salary 2024-Q3

At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Extraction Workers were 49.3k being a 8.99% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (54.1k).

In the same period, an average salary of $7.19k MX was observed, registering an increase of 4.65%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($6.87k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Extraction Workers during the third quarter of 2024 were Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (6.27k), Sonora (4.82k), and Zacatecas (4.42k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Sinaloa and Sonora with an increase of 2.89k (319%) and 1.08k (28.8%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Estado de México and Chihuahua with a decrease of 6.42k (81.8%) and 1.94k (54%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Extraction Workers during third quarter of 2024 were Baja California ($20.3k MX), Nuevo León ($17.5k MX), and Durango ($14.2k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Baja California and Tabasco with an increase of $18.2k MX (834%) and $9.3k MX (216%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chiapas and Sinaloa with a decrease of $17.9k MX (100%) and $8.41k MX (100%), respectively.

Average Salary and Workforce by Sex and Age

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Average Age 2024-Q3: 37.9, Men

At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Extraction Workers represented the 98.4% of the employed population and women 1.57%. The male and female workforce was higher in the age group 35 to 44 years (14.1k men and 313 women).

The highest average salary was $10.1k MX received by men from 35 to 44 years, while the lowest average salary was $5.33k MX received by men from 45 to 54 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 (2024-Q3): 8.59, Men

At third quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Extraction Workers was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (15.8k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 10 to 12 years of schooling (322).

The highest average salary was $8.29k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $6.84k MX received by men with 4 to 6 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 Extraction Workers in different industries and economic sectors.

At third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Metallic Ore Mining (46%), Nonmetallic Ore Mining (44.3%), and Coal Mining (6.83%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Employment Services ($14k MX), Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($14k MX), and Natural Gas Supply through Mains to Final Consumers ($12.9k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2024-Q3

  • 56.6%, Extraction Workers
  • 54.6%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Extraction Workers reached a 56.6%, which implied an increase from 7.78 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024  (48.8%).

The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 1.99 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Yucatán

Less Labor Informality: 5.07 %, Zacatecas

At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Extraction Workers were Yucatán (100%), Tamaulipas (100%), and San Luis Potosí (100%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Guanajuato (20.3%), Baja California Sur (10.4%), and Zacatecas (5.07%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Extraction Workers during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 35 to 44 years concentrating 14.4k workers of which 48.3% corresponds to formal employment (6.97k) and 51.7% to informal employment (7.46k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 16.1k workers of which 54.8%  corresponds to formal employment (8.8k) and 45.2% corresponds to informal employment (7.27k).