Overview of Working Hours in Querétaro
Querétaro, Qro. According to the National Occupation and Employment Survey (ENOE) for the first quarter of 2025, 22.5% of the working population in Querétaro works more than 48 hours per week. This accounts for approximately 267,809 individuals. The average working hours in the state are 42.4 hours, as per the survey conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi).
Distribution of Working Hours
- 35 to 48 hours: This group represents 55.4% of the working population, totaling around 660,748 individuals.
- 15 to 34 hours: This group comprises 15.4% of the working population, consisting of approximately 184,249 people.
- Less than 15 hours: This group accounts for 3.6% of the working population, totaling about 42,755 individuals.
- Temporary absences with labor linkage: This group has increased by 40.6%, and there are currently 28,118 people in this category.
- Unspecified working hours: This group includes those who did not specify their weekly work hours.
In absolute numbers, the working population that worked over 48 hours decreased by 17.2% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
- Over 48 hours: -17.2%
- Temporary absences with labor linkage: +40.6%
- Less than 15 hours: +3%
- 15 to 34 hours: +7.7%
- 35 to 48 hours: +13.1%
Querétaro has a working population of over 1.1 million individuals as of the first quarter of the year, with the majority working between 35 and 48 hours (55.4%). This percentage has increased by 4.6 percentage points over the past year.
Conversely, those working more than 48 hours (22.5%) have seen a decrease of 5.6 percentage points over the same period.
Upcoming Forum for 40-Hour Workweek Implementation
In this context, Querétaro will host the next forum for implementing a 40-hour workweek on July 3, coordinated by the Secretariat of Labor and Social Prevision (STPS). This will be the fifth regional forum and penultimate exercise of its kind.
- Regional forums will take place from June 19 to July 7 in Mexico City, Nuevo León, Jalisco, Baja California, Querétaro, and finally in Quintana Roo.
- Participants include representatives from unions, companies, academics, international organizations, and other stakeholders, as per the STPS.
- The federal government has advocated for a 40-hour workweek, currently set at a maximum of 48 hours, with a gradual implementation plan to be fully in place by January 2030.
Key Questions and Answers
- What percentage of the working population in Querétaro works over 48 hours per week? 22.5%
- How many people work over 48 hours in Querétaro? Approximately 267,809 individuals
- What is the average working hours in Querétaro? 42.4 hours
- What is the upcoming forum about? Implementing a 40-hour workweek, coordinated by the STPS
- When and where will the forum take place? July 3 in Querétaro, as part of regional forums from June 19 to July 7
- What is the federal government’s goal regarding working hours? To implement a 40-hour workweek by January 2030
