Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Colfax County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $21,876 $22,888 $23,104 $24,011 $24,765 $26,109
Total Private 19,751 20,687 20,810 21,667 22,436 23,055
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 21,028 23,026 21,705 25,847 22,657 23,472
  Mining 56,512 60,399 59,921 64,292 81,375 72,198
  Utilities 24,865 32,409 37,232 34,588 35,129 36,179
  Construction 25,013 25,755 26,068 26,350 27,828 29,607
  Manufacturing 22,254 22,035 21,539 25,154 26,890 26,096
  Wholesale Trade 39,944 36,420 26,016 22,660 23,112 25,347
  Retail Trade 16,110 17,122 17,227 17,930 18,324 19,010
  Transportation & Warehousing 29,094 30,501 32,606 32,341 34,438 39,309
  Information 18,609 20,788 18,848 20,773 21,693 27,200
  Finance & Insurance 28,055 27,713 28,312 30,530 32,531 36,908
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 18,061 20,527 21,616 21,092 28,079 19,094
  Professional & Technical Services 22,955 27,715 28,562 33,115 35,161 36,444
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 16,854 20,377 15,883 18,045 16,447 16,568
  Administrative & Waste Services 11,284 16,632 17,238 13,896 16,768 25,223
  Educational Services * * * * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 22,372 22,584 24,956 25,400 26,233 28,106
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 11,420 8,543 8,639 10,501 9,360 8,018
  Accommodation & Food Services 12,233 12,491 13,876 14,278 14,811 15,209
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration * * * * * *
  Non-Classifiables3 11,360 * * * * *
Total Government 27,355 28,482 29,027 29,898 30,322 33,058
  Federal2 35,666 37,131 38,966 42,300 41,664 44,195
  State2 28,045 29,763 29,845 31,314 31,615 34,637
  Local 26,020 26,553 27,534 27,686 28,272 30,722
*    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