Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Eddy County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $29,204 $30,040 $30,891 $33,112 $35,198 $37,667
Total Private 28,278 28,920 29,814 32,100 34,159 36,778
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 20,810 20,947 20,800 23,137 28,289 24,344
  Mining 44,336 45,362 46,437 50,228 55,707 59,673
  Utilities 46,349 42,503 41,831 45,642 43,133 44,465
  Construction 27,560 28,063 30,529 30,310 31,823 35,636
  Manufacturing 48,106 44,166 47,302 49,037 50,751 57,580
  Wholesale Trade 34,381 35,711 39,929 41,521 44,215 45,166
  Retail Trade 18,142 18,826 19,196 20,259 21,038 22,119
  Transportation & Warehousing 26,761 26,873 28,649 34,757 36,624 39,540
  Information 25,468 26,537 27,723 29,837 31,757 34,929
  Finance & Insurance 27,057 27,626 28,663 30,235 31,908 33,146
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 30,364 32,494 35,942 41,060 42,211 47,655
  Professional & Technical Services 36,131 39,872 32,940 35,633 39,470 49,148
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 73,190 59,424 * * * *
  Administrative & Waste Services 40,676 40,763 40,237 41,883 42,102 42,674
  Educational Services 14,099 21,096 22,280 23,947 22,796 22,380
  Health Care & Social Assistance 23,178 25,565 26,916 28,759 29,366 32,038
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 12,145 * * * 13,845 12,048
  Accommodation & Food Services 9,431 9,609 9,904 10,353 10,739 11,237
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 14,500 15,243 15,596 16,373 18,029 19,977
  Non-Classifiables3 53,233 * * * * *
Total Government 33,732 35,540 36,164 37,969 40,282 42,105
  Federal2 50,763 52,422 53,711 59,544 65,558 67,662
  State2 25,684 27,079 26,924 27,666 29,645 31,950
  Local 31,912 33,637 34,408 35,349 36,424 37,431
*    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