Economy and Employment in Salamanca

Complete economic analysis of Salamanca, Guanajuato. The Economically Active Population is 125,419 people. The municipality has 10,365 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Salamanca

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Salamanca, 122,178 people are employed and 3,241 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 2.6%. The economically inactive population totals 95,800 people.

Total EAP
125,419
M: 76,290 / F: 49,129
Employed Population
122,178
M: 73,840 / F: 48,338
Unemployment Rate
2.6%
3,241 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
95,800
M: 29,536 / F: 66,264

Health Coverage in Salamanca

Social security coverage of the population of Salamanca according to the 2020 Census. 228,159 people have health coverage (83.4% of the population), while 45,024 have no access (16.5%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 228,159 83.4%
IMSS 109,398 40%
ISSSTE 11,466 4.2%
ISSSTE (state) 650 0.2%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 24,786 9.1%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 79,999 29.3%
IMSS Bienestar 977 0.4%
Private insurance 2,389 0.9%
Other institution 1,302 0.5%
Without health coverage 45,024 16.5%

Companies by Economic Sector in Salamanca

Distribution of the 10,365 economic establishments registered in the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) by INEGI, classified by economic activity sector (SCIAN). View full business directory.

Sector Establishments % 0-5 emp. 6-10 emp. 11-30 emp. 31+ emp.
Comercio al por menor 4,945 47.7% 4,643 193 79 30
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 1,801 17.4% 1,720 60 18 3
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 1,520 14.7% 1,354 116 43 7
Industrias manufactureras 448 4.3% 373 50 13 12
Servicios educativos 317 3.1% 105 86 94 32
Industrias manufactureras 251 2.4% 221 17 4 9
Servicios inmobiliarios 243 2.3% 230 9 4 0
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 204 2% 180 20 3 1
Servicios financieros y de seguros 192 1.9% 141 29 20 2
Industrias manufactureras 134 1.3% 112 8 5 9
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 92 0.9% 86 2 2 2
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 85 0.8% 30 16 16 23
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 63 0.6% 24 12 11 16
Construcción 45 0.4% 22 4 12 7
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 21 0.2% 11 5 3 2
Minería 3 0% 0 1 0 2
Corporativos 1 0% 1 0 0 0

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Salamanca

Evolution of the total economic establishments registered in the DENUE since 2015.

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 11,219 -
March 2017 1,002 -91.1%
March 2018 11,497 +1047.4%
November 2018 11,516 +0.2%
April 2019 11,597 +0.7%
November 2019 8,756 -24.5%
April 2020 10,700 +22.2%
November 2020 10,752 +0.5%
May 2021 10,918 +1.5%
November 2021 10,973 +0.5%
May 2022 6,903 -37.1%
November 2022 9,449 +36.9%
November 2023 5,202 -44.9%
May 2024 8,734 +67.9%
November 2024 8,998 +3%

Poverty and Social Development in Salamanca

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Salamanca according to CONEVAL (2015). 37.7% of the population lives in poverty and 2.4% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
37.7%
103,182 people
Extreme Poverty
2.4%
6,653 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
27.4%
74,859 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
22.9%
62,645 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 17.5% 47,778
Lack of access to health services 13.7% 37,355
Lack of access to social security 49.3% 134,708
Lack of housing quality and space 5.5% 15,124
Lack of access to basic housing services 6.8% 18,700
Lack of access to food 22% 60,029
Income below welfare line 49.7% 135,974
Income below minimum welfare line 16.3% 44,689

Poverty Evolution in Salamanca

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 44.6% 5.6% 25.6% 20.2% 0
2015 37.7% 2.4% 27.4% 22.9% 0