Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Lea County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $27,907 $27,789 $28,737 $30,124 $32,633 $37,563
Total Private 28,250 27,675 28,671 30,101 32,845 38,173
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 15,699 15,972 16,893 19,183 20,301 21,055
  Mining 40,921 40,827 43,415 46,007 51,453 59,485
  Utilities 57,724 57,038 56,764 59,716 59,563 59,721
  Construction 28,319 28,750 29,097 29,278 33,509 36,184
  Manufacturing 29,445 29,336 28,309 31,609 34,656 39,756
  Wholesale Trade 34,369 34,601 36,198 40,039 42,699 48,601
  Retail Trade 18,244 18,622 19,060 20,179 21,118 23,384
  Transportation & Warehousing 42,499 40,714 39,856 42,380 44,529 51,841
  Information 24,747 24,632 25,925 26,391 24,919 31,249
  Finance & Insurance 31,096 32,470 32,507 33,685 34,716 36,569
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 33,715 32,487 32,476 36,884 39,100 47,215
  Professional & Technical Services 30,678 32,532 32,720 34,210 34,910 37,342
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 30,524 42,661 45,441 48,699 * 38,787
  Administrative & Waste Services 20,862 17,953 19,982 19,969 20,840 26,196
  Educational Services * * * * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 23,565 24,567 24,323 25,322 25,960 27,323
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 15,026 14,110 12,745 13,684 * *
  Accommodation & Food Services 8,777 9,099 9,075 9,424 10,023 10,356
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 20,069 20,096 20,828 22,446 25,218 28,405
  Non-Classifiables3 19,923 * * * 18,390 *
Total Government 25,998 28,428 29,112 30,264 31,258 33,377
  Federal2 40,016 41,423 42,164 46,258 46,943 49,522
  State2 30,602 31,845 31,844 33,108 34,142 37,464
  Local 25,041 27,573 28,339 29,381 30,384 32,391
*    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