Guayaquil has a population of 2,746,403, according to the last census of 2022, but its area of ​​influence and business also includes Samborondón (La Puntilla), Durán, Daule (La Aurora), as well as Nobol and Yaguachi cantons, which are home to factories and industries developed in the most populated urban conglomerate in the country.

Adding the number of inhabitants of these cantons, the total population of this area reaches 3,467,848 inhabitants. They are people who move around this area in search of better employment opportunities.

One of the main wishes is to get a formal job with access to social security (contributions to the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute) that guarantees the payment of tithes and to continue and fulfill the conditions until the old age pension in due course.

Which city offers the most opportunities for employment in formal jobs? Quito or Guayaquil?

Demand for official work is high in this part of the country. The total number of persons who sought or had employment in the third quarter of this year is 1,245,045 persons who make up the economically active population (EPP).

The latest figures from the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), showing results by city, show that 1,206,942 had a job in Guayaquil in the third quarter of this year.

But most of them were informally employed, are street vendors or work without formally registered legal contracts.

One example is that 356,917 were in the category of underemployed or inadequately employed because their income was less than the basic wage, which was set at $450 per month this year. In addition, 202,095 were unemployed, 36,371 worked without pay, and there were 38,103 unemployed.

That is, more than half of those who have a job or are looking for one worked in an informal, low-income job or were unemployed.

These are the average salaries of formally employed people in each of Ecuador’s 221 cantons

A total of 606,158 persons were in the category of full or adequate employment because their income was equal to or greater than the basic wage ($450), or 48.7% of the EAP.

The The economic activities that, on average, employ the most people every month in official jobs in the urban conglomerate of Guayaquil are those related to fishing, processing of caught shrimp and banana cultivation..

The The processing and canning of fish, crustaceans and molluscs is the activity that employs the most workers in Guayaquil.. Even the average monthly number of jobs increased by 35.37% from 2019 to 2022.

Another activity is the cultivation of tropical fruits, such as bananas. However, the number of workers formally employed decreased (-8.63%) from 2019 to 2022.

The third activity is marine aquaculture, whose average demand for official employees increased by 42.82% from 2019 to 2022.

Of the ten first-ranked industries, the third in which the supply of formal employees increased the most monthly was private security (11.89%) and retail trade, where food, drinks and tobacco predominate (11.29%).

From top 10 minimal increase was recorded by the activities of hospitals and clinics (1.12%) and wholesale trade of other household products (5.02%).

While the average monthly number of official employees enters into contracts in secondary general education (-5.79%), preschool and primary education (-10.48) and restaurant and food service activities (-8.87%).

In which cantons of Ecuador are the best salaries and in which jobs?

Activity and average number of employees per month

1.- Preparation and preservation of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 39.182

2.- Cultivation of tropical fruits 32,858

3.- Marine aquaculture 26,481

4.- Activities of private protection 24,651

5.- Retail trade mainly in food, drink and tobacco 24,401

6.- Activities of hospitals and clinics 23,379

7.- General secondary education 19,856

8.- Preschool and primary education 18,141

9.- Activities of restaurants and mobile food preparation 17,897

10.- Wholesale of other household products 16,501.