Average Annual Covered Wages by County


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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Rio Arriba County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $23,388 $23,662 $23,744 $24,323 $25,013 $26,300
Total Private 20,544 21,245 21,753 21,998 22,578 23,820
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 24,087 26,607 27,290 24,524 24,976 33,611
  Mining 38,763 38,999 42,483 40,652 42,888 51,163
  Utilities 34,529 35,047 36,478 37,904 38,422 *
  Construction 19,993 21,139 22,152 22,411 22,780 25,361
  Manufacturing 22,967 22,675 24,097 25,283 28,876 33,401
  Wholesale Trade 20,187 20,653 22,621 20,371 20,658 23,079
  Retail Trade 18,874 19,674 20,715 20,384 22,646 22,182
  Transportation & Warehousing 30,652 28,155 28,500 31,799 31,454 31,943
  Information 20,175 20,095 18,678 15,690 15,847 16,467
  Finance & Insurance 24,874 26,008 27,767 26,529 30,511 33,076
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 14,336 14,389 15,413 15,262 13,689 15,246
  Professional & Technical Services 24,323 29,588 26,293 26,548 26,167 33,214
  Management of Companies & Enterprises * * * * * *
  Administrative & Waste Services 14,683 21,304 22,177 21,853 24,323 26,399
  Educational Services 19,016 * 21,133 28,072 22,711 27,148
  Health Care & Social Assistance 23,371 24,391 23,510 23,929 22,965 24,241
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 17,730 18,277 20,371 20,996 22,302 20,451
  Accommodation & Food Services 10,020 10,717 10,993 11,163 11,797 11,761
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 17,106 14,059 17,201 18,128 18,209 22,138
  Non-Classifiables3 0 * * * * *
Total Government 27,128 26,675 26,209 27,652 28,364 29,787
  Federal2 37,134 38,211 40,220 43,116 44,722 45,823
  State2 25,643 26,057 26,927 27,338 27,512 28,270
  Local 26,244 25,578 24,743 26,172 26,947 28,547
*    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