Covered Wage and Salary Employment by NAICS Classification

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COVERED WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR1
NAICS Classification System            
Lea County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total1 23,062 22,245 22,570 23,851 25,319 26,687
Total Private 19,555 18,884 19,209 20,460 21,935 23,297
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 385 452 463 381 417 402
  Mining 4,802 3,949 4,267 4,606 5,387 6,237
  Utilities 246 243 232 235 242 242
  Construction 1,672 1,585 1,505 1,655 1,687 1,765
  Manufacturing 369 328 361 336 339 492
  Wholesale Trade 1,070 1,013 930 880 930 1,092
  Retail Trade 2,729 2,552 2,466 2,682 2,719 2,690
  Transportation & Warehousing 811 746 757 836 915 1,150
  Information 227 222 224 223 246 261
  Finance & Insurance 540 578 607 623 643 649
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 286 335 368 377 406 369
  Professional & Technical Services 276 320 358 392 373 435
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 103 64 70 76 * 83
  Administrative & Waste Services 1,072 1,199 950 1,407 1,457 1,340
  Educational Services * * * * * *
  Health Care & Social Assistance 2,501 2,803 2,954 2,833 2,826 2,843
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 97 100 113 158 * *
  Accommodation & Food Services 1,477 1,417 1,566 1,708 1,833 1,888
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 677 752 797 825 871 856
  Unclassified2 3 * * * 21 *
Total Government 3,507 3,361 3,361 3,391 3,384 3,390
  Federal1 122 121 117 114 114 110
  State1 274 281 285 285 285 287
  Local3 3,111 2,959 2,959 2,993 2,985 2,995
*    Withheld to avoid disclosing confidential data.  Data that are not disclosed for individual industries are always
     included in the totals.  Therefore, the individual industries may not sum to the totals.
1   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.  In addition, data are by location of the employer's establishment and represent
     counts of workers covered by New Mexico unemployment insurance (UI) law and related statutes.  For a complete
     definition of covered employment see the attached definition sheet.
2   The unclassified category may include data for other industries that were withheld for reasons of confidentiality.
3   Beginning in 2001, employment in Native American enterprises and Tribal Government were included in the Local
     Government sector.  Prior to 2001 they were classified by kind of business, primarily in the services sector.
Note:  Figures shown here are annual averages of quarterly data. 
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.
bber@unm.edu
Last Revised: 1/23/08