Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1 BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR2
NAICS Classification System            
Bernalillo County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $31,832 $32,668 $33,778 $34,950 $36,157 $37,415
Total Private 30,645 31,261 32,362 33,370 34,595 35,858
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 20,619 20,451 21,078 20,436 21,121 20,844
  Mining 50,127 56,102 56,640 57,989 45,813 58,704
  Utilities 57,194 * * * * *
  Construction 33,025 33,365 34,091 34,411 35,892 37,778
  Manufacturing 38,361 38,830 40,828 40,150 40,978 43,552
  Wholesale Trade 39,843 41,286 41,958 43,848 45,066 47,617
  Retail Trade 22,774 23,112 23,838 24,746 25,043 25,890
  Transportation & Warehousing 32,416 33,396 33,781 36,847 38,254 39,394
  Information 33,973 32,457 34,142 36,207 38,562 38,670
  Finance & Insurance 38,992 42,332 44,196 45,582 46,838 49,816
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 23,698 24,444 26,428 28,357 29,792 31,143
  Professional & Technical Services 55,696 56,433 58,854 60,415 62,637 64,739
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 42,383 43,346 42,882 51,105 53,645 52,199
  Administrative & Waste Services 20,905 21,399 22,628 23,980 24,616 25,167
  Educational Services 24,533 25,216 26,108 26,907 27,900 28,887
  Health Care & Social Assistance 31,524 33,148 34,386 35,143 36,803 38,370
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 14,124 13,642 13,723 14,611 15,314 15,120
  Accommodation & Food Services 12,048 12,216 12,455 13,095 13,657 14,013
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 22,274 23,298 23,475 24,052 25,003 26,096
  Non-Classifiables3 21,417 * * * * *
Total Government 37,316 38,932 39,999 41,891 43,093 44,331
  Federal2 52,185 54,834 56,992 60,174 62,140 65,293
  State2 37,330 39,099 40,073 42,363 43,896 45,815
  Local 29,520 30,698 31,469 32,589 33,196 33,277
*    Withheld to avoid disclosing confidential data.  Data that are not disclosed for individual industries are always
     included in the totals. 
1   Average annual covered wages are calculated by dividing total annual wages by average employment for the year. 
     Calculations based on unrounded numbers.  Data are by location of the employer's establishment and represent
     wages covered by New Mexico unemployment insurance (UI) law and related statutes.  For a complete definition
     of covered employment see the attached definition sheet.
2   Data by industry from 2001 forward are not generally comparable with industry data for prior years posted elsewhere
     on this web site.  Prior to 2001, industry categories are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. 
     This system was replaced  with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).  The "Grand Total", along
      with the "State Government" and "Federal Government" sectors are the exceptions.  Data for these three categories
     are comparable from 1990 forward.
3   The unclassified category may include data for other industries that were withheld for reasons of confidentiality.
      
Source: New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions, Economic Research and Analysis Bureau,
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research,
University of New Mexico.
Bureau of Business & Economic Research, UNM / bber@unm.edu
Last Revised: 1/23/08