Average Annual Covered Wages by County

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AVERAGE ANNUAL COVERED WAGES1 BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR2
NAICS Classification System            
Unknown or No Primary County3 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total2 $31,138 $31,076 $32,092 $33,703 $37,997 $40,899
Total Private 31,325 31,215 32,236 33,834 38,134 41,020
  Ag. For. Fish. & Hunting 14,175 13,795 * * * 22,922
  Mining 48,929 46,902 * 50,089 46,671 56,753
  Utilities * 90,988 62,167 31,562 43,706 55,176
  Construction 38,802 34,394 * 39,834 40,839 47,195
  Manufacturing 53,011 44,507 * 64,525 57,952 63,812
  Wholesale Trade 49,423 48,801 50,113 48,726 49,931 55,537
  Retail Trade 18,790 19,358 17,973 21,024 20,684 21,015
  Transportation & Warehousing 30,652 36,744 * 49,970 55,961 62,264
  Information 39,200 40,704 40,199 43,382 50,352 50,638
  Finance & Insurance 35,272 33,269 34,537 38,301 42,874 48,852
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 32,969 35,601 * 31,667 32,684 31,855
  Professional & Technical Services 41,358 45,467 44,391 46,193 49,118 48,925
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 59,270 90,561 72,138 * * 46,702
  Administrative & Waste Services 25,182 25,226 27,918 29,208 34,066 34,060
  Educational Services 8,982 * * * * 20,993
  Health Care & Social Assistance 23,626 18,755 * * * 34,092
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 63,273 72,615 * * * 23,243
  Accommodation & Food Services 13,079 14,187 12,973 9,843 * 18,219
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 32,328 31,317 34,237 30,974 41,001 37,233
  Non-Classifiables4 39,357 * 52,827 * * 58,722
Total Government 2,265 3,431 2,528 5,805 2,949 3,375
  Federal2 2,038 0 0 63,131 0 0
  State2 2,332 2,411 2,528 2,723 2,949 3,375
  Local 0 75,509 0 0 0 0
*    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   Includes workers for which no primary place of employment was specified or where the county of
     employment was unknown.
4   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