| 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. | |||||||||