Business Establishments


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1997 Businesses in New Mexico 1/,
by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Portions              
Annual Number of Establishments
Annual Payroll by Employment-size Class
Total No. No. of Payroll per 100 or
  Estab. Emp. 2/ ($000) Emp.   1-19 20-49 50-99 More
Metropolitan Portion 27,859 385,056 $9,446,704 $24,533 24,132 2,419 768 540
  Albuquerque MSA 3/ 17,887 277,243 7,044,272 25,408 15,287 1,625 566 409
  Farmington MSA 4/ 2,414 32,022 828,996 25,888 2,090 226 55 43
  Las Cruces MSA 5/ 3,157 32,672 604,578 18,504 2,794 262 61 40
  Santa Fe MSA 6/ 4,401 43,119 968,858 22,469 3,961 306 86 48
Nonmetropolitan Portion 14,618 148,802 3,069,877 20,631 13,127 1,038 288 165
NEW MEXICO 42,477 533,858 $12,516,581 $23,446 37,259 3,457 1,056 705
1/  These counts of businesses include only those establishments that had employees.  Businesses are defined as establishments
     rather than firms.  An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial
     operations are performed.  In general, the following types of establishments are excluded: government (except for government
     operated hospitals), railroads, those businesses consisting only of self-employed persons and agricultural production.
     Additionally, domestic servants are excluded.
2/  Number of employees for week including March 12.
3/  Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties.
4/  San Juan County.
5/  Dona Ana County.
6/  Santa Fe County.
Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns, New Mexico, 1997.
Table Prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.          


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Last Revised: 8/17/07