Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Taos County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $21,449 $21,670 $23,018 $23,968 $25,148 $25,946
Total Private 19,856 19,913 21,327 22,270 23,541 24,362
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 22,545 28,948 22,532 18,417 17,532 28,672
  Mining 48,907 50,046 49,231 53,605 54,475 51,290
  Utilities * * * * * *
  Construction 22,238 22,711 24,557 24,513 26,391 27,436
  Manufacturing 14,593 15,573 16,030 16,689 18,872 19,700
  Wholesale Trade 28,518 29,416 36,419 32,073 33,787 31,728
  Retail Trade 18,193 17,659 19,501 19,950 21,207 21,658
  Transportation & Warehousing 19,469 22,292 22,400 24,729 24,979 25,054
  Information 23,779 28,687 26,780 29,660 30,006 33,479
  Finance & Insurance 31,089 33,635 34,258 34,562 30,441 32,946
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 22,613 23,736 25,771 25,815 21,412 22,959
  Professional & Technical Services 25,514 28,346 28,270 28,877 31,111 32,591
  Management of Companies & Enterprises * * * * * *
  Administrative & Waste Services 19,411 * * 19,731 20,104 21,889
  Educational Services 19,652 24,099 31,537 25,819 23,964 23,304
  Health Care & Social Assistance 24,830 26,127 27,260 28,747 29,876 29,694
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 18,455 * * 17,838 17,896 17,245
  Accommodation & Food Services 11,884 12,211 12,488 12,681 14,038 14,365
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 16,536 17,329 16,784 17,981 18,442 18,658
  Non-Classifiables3 4,962 * 20,998 18,316 16,604 20,745
Total Government 27,414 28,459 29,501 30,384 31,481 32,494
  Federal2 38,162 40,019 41,104 44,530 48,254 48,808
  State2 26,975 28,220 28,364 28,998 29,553 32,194
  Local 25,222 26,001 27,155 27,724 28,496 29,395
*    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