Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1, 2, BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
NAICS Classification System            
Union County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $19,872 $20,010 $20,822 $21,971 $22,632 $23,845
Total Private 18,056 17,526 18,944 19,830 20,789 21,914
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 21,740 21,042 22,793 26,825 27,676 29,641
  Mining * * * * * *
  Utilities * * * * * *
  Construction 16,141 16,277 15,543 17,293 19,387 23,261
  Manufacturing 21,888 21,563 22,794 20,992 * 22,532
  Wholesale Trade 10,298 10,297 10,613 10,659 11,806 12,479
  Retail Trade 14,945 16,074 15,780 17,278 17,353 18,787
  Transportation & Warehousing * * * * * *
  Information 28,700 31,210 28,287 26,917 27,191 30,037
  Finance & Insurance 23,165 24,192 27,122 27,664 28,774 32,003
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing * * * * * *
  Professional & Technical Services 20,936 20,670 19,154 19,503 19,479 21,741
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Administrative & Waste Services * 0 0 0 0 *
  Educational Services * * * * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 21,275 19,622 21,761 22,703 23,739 25,408
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation * 11,001 11,257 12,737 12,129 12,568
  Accommodation & Food Services 8,084 7,330 8,066 8,901 9,446 9,433
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 13,489 13,248 13,307 13,692 15,129 16,030
  Non-Classifiables3 0 * 0 0 0 0
Total Government 24,600 26,561 25,950 27,545 27,426 28,878
  Federal2 33,327 32,685 32,971 35,860 37,084 37,006
  State2 31,595 32,431 32,996 33,834 33,586 38,954
  Local 21,193 23,896 22,844 24,176 23,844 24,960
*    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