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Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining

Occupation (7111) - 2022-Q4

  • 11.6k, Workforce
  • $8.79k MX, Average monthly salary
  • 38.2, Average age
  • 46.9, Weekly hours worked
  • 5.05, Weekly days worked
  • 20.7%, Workforce with second job
  • 28.1%, Informal Workforce
  • 9.64, Average years of Schooling

About Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining

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The workforce of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during fourth quarter of 2022 was 11.6k people, whose salary averaged $8.79k MX working around 46.9 hours per week.

The average age of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining was 38.2 years. The workforce was distributed in 98.5% men with an average salary of $8.85k MX and, 1.5% women with average salary of $4.82k MX.

The best average salaries received by Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining were in Sinaloa ($15.5k MX), Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX), and Aguascalientes ($9.53k MX) while the workforce was larger in Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.39k), Durango (1.91k), and Zacatecas (1.35k).

In terms of industries, the best average salaries were in Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying ($12.3k MX), Metal Ore Mining ($8.79k MX), and Coal Mining ($8.59k MX), while the workforce was concentrated on Metal Ore Mining (8.77k), Coal Mining (1.81k), and Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (550).

5.32% of the total informal workers correspond to women with an average salary of $4.82k MX and 94.7% to men with an average salary of $7.07k MX.

At the level of states, Nayarit had the highest percentage of informal workers with 100% corresponding to 1.04k from 1.04k workers, while the state with the lowest percentage of informal workers was Coahuila de Zaragoza with a 10.9% corresponding to 260 from 2.39k workers.

Workforce and Salaries Evolution

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  • 11.6k, Workforce 2022-Q4
  • $8.79k MX, Average monthly salary 2022-Q4

At fourth quarter of 2022, the people who worked as Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining were 11.6k being a 39.6% lower than the third quarter of 2022. (19.1k).

In the same period, an average salary of $8.79k MX was observed, registering a drop of 3.77%, compared to the third quarter of 2022 ($9.13k MX).

Workforce by State

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The states with the highest number of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during the fourth quarter of 2022 were Coahuila de Zaragoza (2.39k), Durango (1.91k), and Zacatecas (1.35k)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2022, the main positive variations occurred in Nayarit and Durango with an increase of 688 (197%) and 429 (29%), respectively. On the other hand, the negative variations were accentuated in Sonora and Sinaloa with a decrease of 1.53k (57.1%) and 1.01k (59.3%), respectively.

Salaries by State

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The states with the best average salaries for Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during fourth quarter of 2022 were Sinaloa ($15.5k MX), Baja California Sur ($13.8k MX), and Aguascalientes ($9.53k MX)

Comparing the first quarter of 2021 and the fourth quarter of 2022, the positive salary growth was higher in Aguascalientes and Nayarit with an increase of $5.36k MX (128%) and $3.69k MX (73.7%), respectively. Por otro lado, las variaciones salariales negativas se acentuaron en Chihuahua and Sonora with a decrease of $4.76k MX (38.7%) and $4.53k MX (33.5%), respectively.

Workforce and Salaries Distribution by Industries

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The visualization shows the distribution of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining in different industries and economic sectors.

At fourth quarter of 2022, the workforce was higher in Metal Ore Mining (75.9%), Coal Mining (15.6%), and Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (4.75%).

In the same period, the best average salaries were received in Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying ($12.3k MX), Metal Ore Mining ($8.79k MX), and Coal Mining ($8.59k MX).

Labor Informality

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Labor Informality

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Labor Informality 2022-Q4

  • 28.1%, Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining
  • 55.1%, Average Informality in Mexico

During the fourth quarter of 2022, the labor informality of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining reached a 28.1%, which implied a decrease from 1.25 percentage points compared to the third quarter of 2022  (29.4%).

The labor informality of this occupation was lower than informality at the country level in 27 percentage points during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Labor Informality by State

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Greater Labor Informality: 100%, Nayarit

Less Labor Informality: 10.9 %, Coahuila de Zaragoza

At fourth quarter of 2022, the states with the highest rate of labor informality in Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining were Nayarit (100%), Durango (66.6%), and Aguascalientes (59.6%).

The states with the lowest informality rate were Chihuahua (24.6%), Zacatecas (22.5%), and Coahuila de Zaragoza (10.9%).

Labor Informality by Age and Education

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Workforce

The workforce of Miners and Workers in Extracting Metal Ore Mining during the fourth quarter of 2022 was higher in the age group with 25 to 34 years concentrating 4.5k workers of which 70.7% corresponds to formal employment (3.18k) and 29.3% to informal employment (1.32k).

Regarding the schooling years, the workforce was higher in the range with 7 to 9 years of schooling concentrating 4.86k workers of which 68.2%  corresponds to formal employment (3.31k) and 31.8% corresponds to informal employment (1.54k).