Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Hidalgo County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $19,014 $18,634 $19,633 $22,762 $24,178 $28,268
Total Private 14,964 13,994 15,075 18,784 20,200 23,582
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting * * * * * *
  Mining * * 0 * * *
  Utilities * * * * * *
  Construction 19,456 21,354 18,246 16,374 27,706 23,223
  Manufacturing * * * * * *
  Wholesale Trade 0 0 0 * * *
  Retail Trade 15,930 17,086 17,059 17,765 18,797 20,605
  Transportation & Warehousing 12,387 13,593 22,280 34,714 30,947 30,519
  Information 29,528 30,225 40,620 * 25,078 26,540
  Finance & Insurance * * * * * *
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing * * * * * *
  Professional & Technical Services 29,802 27,113 23,833 * 23,070 19,237
  Management of Companies & Enterprises * * * * * *
  Administrative & Waste Services * * * * * 0
  Educational Services 0 0 0 * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 19,815 21,513 23,754 24,138 23,331 30,840
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation * * * * 0 *
  Accommodation & Food Services 9,530 9,804 10,720 10,897 11,879 12,031
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration * * 12,707 13,919 17,397 *
  Non-Classifiables3 0 * * * * *
Total Government 28,191 30,128 30,326 31,643 32,775 36,547
  Federal2 56,289 58,699 63,522 71,291 66,432 63,709
  State2 28,551 30,661 30,041 31,272 31,759 35,995
  Local 22,987 24,130 23,804 23,848 23,929 25,297
*    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