Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Curry County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $22,023 $22,712 $23,298 $23,930 $25,282 $26,529
Total Private 20,398 20,887 21,655 22,207 23,489 24,593
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 21,873 20,853 21,900 21,963 23,437 23,902
  Mining * * * * * *
  Utilities 43,753 44,268 44,048 47,533 51,107 52,877
  Construction 24,021 25,092 26,377 26,484 29,821 29,796
  Manufacturing 24,207 23,995 23,555 27,301 32,250 34,259
  Wholesale Trade 26,124 26,239 26,068 24,486 24,812 24,361
  Retail Trade 18,643 18,720 19,156 19,532 20,125 20,781
  Transportation & Warehousing 24,321 23,194 23,887 25,962 25,845 27,277
  Information 31,518 33,198 34,985 30,062 28,439 28,366
  Finance & Insurance 24,696 25,236 27,989 28,472 31,317 33,561
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 14,535 15,509 16,021 16,672 18,488 20,832
  Professional & Technical Services 25,413 26,166 25,685 26,722 27,066 28,889
  Management of Companies & Enterprises * * * * * *
  Administrative & Waste Services 14,888 14,255 15,236 15,779 17,499 19,762
  Educational Services 39,721 * * * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 24,705 25,834 26,752 26,596 27,501 29,533
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 6,077 6,232 4,862 5,481 5,609 7,351
  Accommodation & Food Services 9,395 9,668 9,650 9,807 10,462 10,824
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 15,111 15,743 16,646 18,049 18,771 19,653
  Non-Classifiables3 0 * * 38,632 * *
Total Government 26,997 28,663 28,882 30,179 32,058 34,214
  Federal2 29,049 31,280 32,854 32,439 33,473 36,130
  State2 32,244 33,859 33,185 34,427 35,004 37,987
  Local 25,436 26,872 26,716 28,679 31,013 32,823
*    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