People who work and cannot afford to buy the food basket fell just 1.1 percentage points in the third quarter of 2025
In Yucatan, 26 of every 100 employed people aged 12 or older live in extreme povertythat is, they work but their labor income is not enough to acquire the food basketinforms the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) from Mexico.
In addition, the Inegi reveals that in Yucatanin it third quarter of 2025 he per capita labor income fell and that in the last year the gender labor income gap persisted y those who support the Yucatecan economy They lost labor income for one million 182 pesos 65 pesos a day on average.
The employed population includes persons 12 years of age or older who are employers or workers (paid, unpaid and self-employed), defines the Inegi.
Today Thursday (11/27/2025), the Inegi released its 33 reports of Working Povertyone national and 32 state, from the third quarter of 2025.
Extreme poverty in Yucatán: they work but it is not enough to feed the family
In Yucatanthe population living in Extreme Poverty by Labor Income fell 1.1 percentage points from second to third quarter of 2025when going from 27 to 25.9%and was reduced 2.1 percentage points from the third quarter of 2024 to the same quarter of 2025, from 28 to 25.9%specifies the Inegi.
These decreases in people in extreme povertyexplains the Inegiis associated with changes in the iper capita labor income in Yucatánwhich in the third quarter of 2024 was $3,601.86; in the second quarter of 2025, $3,871.21and from July-September 2025, from $3,779.41.
He per capita labor income It is the sum of the monthly labor income of the employed persons in the household, divided by the number of people who make it up, it states.
Extreme poverty in Yucatán: monthly per capita labor income falls
According to the figures of the Inegi, Yucatecan labor income per capita rose $177.55 (4.9%) in one year, but down $91.8 (2.3%) in a quarter.
Furthermore, the Inegi confirms that In Yucatán, the gender income gap persists. “Between the third quarter of 2024 and the third quarter of 2025, a growth in the average labor income of employed men and women, 5.7 and 2.2%respectively,” he indicates. The gap is 3.5 percentage points.
Additionally, the Inegi says that it identified changes in the average labor income of the employed population (people 12 years or older who work) from Yucatanaccording to the sector of activity.
According to him Inegilos Social Services was the sector with the highest increase: 12.7%going from 9,776.19 to 11,019.24 pesos monthly from the third quarter of 2024 to the same period of 2025, respectively. That is, 1,243.05 pesos more.
In total, in a year increased the average labor income monthly of the Yucatecan employed population in six sectors, but low in four.
Extreme poverty in Yucatán: labor income increases in six sectors
The sectors where the average labor income For the Yucatecans they are the following:
- Social serviceswith an increase of 1,243.05 pesos.
- Professional, financial and corporate services$833.04 more.
- Tradean additional $481.99.
- Construction$389.34 more.
- Restaurants and accommodation services$245.23 more.
- Various servicesjust 88.39 more.
Extreme poverty in Yucatán: labor income falls in four sectors
In contrast, the sectors where Yucatecans saw their labor income decrease in one year are the following:
- Transport, communications, mail and storagewith a loss of 489.99 pesoswhich are equivalent to 1.7 times the minimum wage of $278.80 per day in effect in 2025.
- Manufacturing industrywith 388.76 pesos less.
- Agriculture, livestock, forestry, hunting and fishingwith $146.92 less.
- Government and international organizations, with a loss of $57.75.
Yucatán loses 1.3% of its wage bill in three months
Despite these losses, indicates the Inegithe salary scale real (total sum of labor income of employed people) of Yucatan rose 2.7% in one yearfrom $8,103.75 million to $8,321.11 million from the third quarter of 2024 to the same period of 2025.
However, Yucatán’s real wage bill fell 1.3% from the second to the third quarter of 2025going from $8,429.86 million to $8,321.11 million, respectively.
Thus, the Yucatecan busy people lost 108.75 million in labor income in just three monthsI mean, Yucatan lost one million 182 pesos 65 pesos a day on average.
Despite this millionaire blow to the labor income of Yucatecanshe Executive Branch of Yucatanheaded by Joaquin Diaz Menaproposes that the Payroll tax increase from 3 to 3.75%according to the Income Law initiative 2026 which he sent to State Congress for analysis and approval.