Occupation (9661) - 2024-Q3
The workforce of Garbage and Recyclables during third quarter of 2024 was 133k people, whose salary averaged $4.85k MX working around 37.8 hours per week.
The average age of Garbage and Recyclables was 46 years. The workforce was distributed in 85.1% men with an average salary of $5.27k MX and, 14.9% women with average salary of $2.43k MX.
The best average salaries received by Garbage and Recyclables were in Chiapas ($12.8k MX), Baja California Sur ($9.84k MX), and Sonora ($8.95k MX) while the workforce was larger in Estado de México (23.2k), Nuevo León (10.2k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (8.09k).
In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Residential Building Construction ($15.1k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($14k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($13k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Waste Collection (186k), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal (58.5k), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (1.33%).
19.6% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $2.3k MX and 80.4% to men with an average salary of $4.31k MX.
At the level of states, Tlaxcala had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 455 from 455 workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Tabasco with a 17.5% corresponding to 424 from 2.42k workers.
At third quarter of 2024, the people who worked as Garbage and Recyclables were 133k being a 4.17% lower than the second quarter of 2024. (138k).
In the same period, an average salary of $4.85k MX was observed, registering an increase of 19.5%, compared to the second quarter of 2024 ($4.06k MX).
The states with the highest number of Garbage and Recyclables during the third quarter of 2024 were Estado de México (23.2k), Nuevo León (10.2k), and Michoacán de Ocampo (8.09k)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the main positive variations occurred in Baja California and Michoacán de Ocampo with an increase of 4.9k (293%) and 3.49k (75.9%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Ciudad de México and Estado de México with a decrease of 8.8k (55.8%) and 4.13k (15.1%), respectively.
The states with the best average salaries for Garbage and Recyclables during third quarter of 2024 were Chiapas ($12.8k MX), Baja California Sur ($9.84k MX), and Sonora ($8.95k MX)
Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the third quarter of 2024, the positive salary growth was higher in Chiapas and Hidalgo with an increase of $8.05k MX (171%) and $4.45k MX (243%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Oaxaca and Tlaxcala with a decrease of $3.86k MX (48%) and $2.97k MX (52.2%), respectively.
Average Age 2024-Q3: 45.2, Men
At third quarter of 2024, the male workforce in Garbage and Recyclables represented the 85.1% of the employed population and women 14.9%. The male workforce was higher in the age group of 35 to 44 years (22k), while the female workforce was higher in the age group of 55 to 64 years (5.91k).
The highest average salary was $7.72k MX received by men from 25 to 34 years, while the lowest average salary was $3.36k MX received by men 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-Q3)
At third quarter of 2024 the male workforce in Garbage and Recyclables was higher in the educational segment with 7 to 9 years of schooling (39.4k), while the female workforce was higher in the educational segment with 0 to 3 years of schooling (8.21k).
The highest average salary was $7.14k MX received by men with 10 to 12 years of schooling, while the lowest average salary was $1.02k 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 third quarter of 2024, the workforce was higher in Waste Collection (74.6%), Waste Treatment and Final Disposal (23.5%), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation (1.33%).
In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Residential Building Construction ($15.1k MX), Nonmetallic Ore Mining ($14k MX), and Justice Administration and Security and Public Order Preservation ($13k MX).
Labor Informality 2024-Q3
During the third quarter of 2024, the labor informality of Garbage and Recyclables reached a 69.5%, which implied a decrease from 6.66 percentage points compared to the second quarter of 2024 (76.2%).
The labor informality of this occupation was higher than informality at the country level in 14.9 percentage points during the third quarter of 2024.
At third quarter of 2024, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Garbage and Recyclables were Tlaxcala (100%), Morelos (100%), and Hidalgo (100%).
The states with the lowest informality rate were Querétaro (34.5%), Baja California Sur (31.1%), and Tabasco (17.5%).
The workforce of Garbage and Recyclables during the third quarter of 2024 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 25.4k workers of which 44.9% corresponds to formal employment (11.4k) and 55.1% to informal employment (14k).
Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 4 to 6 years of schooling concentrating 45k workers of which 22.8% corresponds to formal employment (10.3k) and 77.2% corresponds to informal employment (34.7k).