Average Annual Covered Wages by County


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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Dona Ana County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $24,299 $25,252 $26,199 $27,389 $28,567 $29,940
Total Private 20,404 21,315 22,090 23,356 24,344 25,741
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 12,828 12,820 13,372 14,187 15,898 17,677
  Mining * * * * * 30,447
  Utilities 44,282 45,562 44,739 45,729 51,188 54,040
  Construction 21,585 22,441 23,471 23,547 24,596 25,336
  Manufacturing 24,221 25,374 26,727 31,215 33,181 35,290
  Wholesale Trade 24,515 25,919 27,478 30,174 30,589 32,158
  Retail Trade 17,910 18,486 18,482 18,632 19,165 19,720
  Transportation & Warehousing 24,555 24,246 26,332 28,529 28,971 30,439
  Information 31,443 28,592 29,860 28,742 28,772 30,047
  Finance & Insurance 29,370 32,164 34,037 34,607 37,288 37,519
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 18,045 18,370 18,152 19,595 22,456 23,471
  Professional & Technical Services 35,276 36,132 36,965 41,187 42,895 45,021
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 40,645 * 46,530 44,123 39,926 39,096
  Administrative & Waste Services 15,052 15,571 18,122 19,567 21,672 24,870
  Educational Services 13,526 15,836 18,627 22,275 20,600 19,125
  Health Care & Social Assistance 26,471 27,752 27,933 28,979 29,747 31,328
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 13,994 15,677 16,983 17,577 17,886 17,906
  Accommodation & Food Services 9,145 9,587 9,580 10,022 10,335 10,939
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 16,265 16,877 16,454 17,176 17,870 18,790
  Non-Classifiables3 10,332 * * * * *
Total Government 34,462 35,426 37,117 37,792 39,647 41,043
  Federal2 51,936 56,920 59,344 62,460 66,141 67,000
  State2 29,676 30,500 31,006 32,297 34,516 36,750
  Local 29,666 29,118 31,357 31,250 32,099 33,176
*    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