Average Annual Covered Wages by County


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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Lincoln County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $20,471 $21,291 $22,439 $23,864 $24,378 $25,339
Total Private 18,324 19,247 20,610 22,100 22,539 23,299
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 18,806 18,924 20,284 21,755 22,665 22,433
  Mining * 0 0 0 0 *
  Utilities 32,227 32,381 34,747 39,044 36,992 39,067
  Construction 19,716 22,735 27,266 27,876 26,466 25,483
  Manufacturing 19,032 17,722 17,367 18,791 19,800 22,740
  Wholesale Trade 24,468 26,137 24,262 24,441 26,580 28,353
  Retail Trade 17,962 18,076 18,099 18,321 19,189 20,067
  Transportation & Warehousing 12,772 11,094 11,868 12,474 11,729 13,921
  Information 20,631 22,078 21,239 18,974 20,140 20,798
  Finance & Insurance 26,080 30,056 30,797 33,531 33,864 33,482
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 14,956 16,100 17,365 18,093 19,371 23,617
  Professional & Technical Services 29,201 27,538 32,139 38,891 38,954 38,277
  Management of Companies & Enterprises * * * * * 38,526
  Administrative & Waste Services 17,004 19,459 18,809 21,253 22,492 24,321
  Educational Services * * * * 13,974 30,328
  Health Care & Social Assistance 25,795 27,628 28,444 30,688 33,373 36,136
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 17,539 16,893 18,068 17,674 18,983 19,895
  Accommodation & Food Services 11,089 12,054 12,442 12,559 12,742 13,077
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 15,264 16,545 19,368 22,722 21,055 21,214
  Non-Classifiables3 22,077 17,389 * * * *
Total Government 28,574 29,342 30,178 31,566 32,060 33,700
  Federal2 38,383 39,411 40,046 42,664 43,354 46,405
  State2 28,160 27,907 29,076 31,227 31,791 35,672
  Local 27,484 28,442 29,208 30,227 30,681 31,661
*    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