Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Luna County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $18,618 $20,205 $20,352 $21,606 $23,730 $25,058
Total Private 15,234 17,077 17,146 18,342 20,756 21,305
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 8,275 9,983 10,020 10,289 11,351 12,525
  Mining * * * * * *
  Utilities * * * * * *
  Construction 24,807 31,334 26,549 26,309 36,099 35,391
  Manufacturing 15,965 16,853 16,222 19,377 21,182 19,736
  Wholesale Trade 19,837 19,269 19,963 22,072 26,830 25,503
  Retail Trade 17,322 17,628 17,982 18,025 18,688 19,703
  Transportation & Warehousing 28,448 29,372 27,338 28,451 27,921 31,000
  Information 29,087 27,976 22,753 27,597 27,549 29,842
  Finance & Insurance 24,077 26,607 28,108 27,435 31,443 29,466
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 16,049 17,389 17,066 17,864 16,851 15,264
  Professional & Technical Services 25,666 27,143 27,735 27,281 26,628 26,469
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 * * * *
  Administrative & Waste Services 13,570 20,814 18,139 28,442 33,550 33,046
  Educational Services * * * * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 23,177 26,166 28,883 29,674 29,983 35,051
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation * * 10,381 10,031 10,953 11,155
  Accommodation & Food Services 7,947 8,434 8,762 8,623 8,935 9,603
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 24,350 18,551 19,031 24,351 17,592 17,068
  Non-Classifiables3 11,370 * * * * *
Total Government 29,603 30,657 31,904 32,838 33,956 36,742
  Federal2 56,897 57,816 62,535 64,901 65,986 66,526
  State2 32,903 33,741 33,834 35,197 34,257 40,889
  Local 24,093 24,943 25,557 25,918 26,450 27,637
*    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