Covered Wage and Salary Employment by NAICS Classification

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COVERED WAGE AND SALARY EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR INDUSTRIAL SECTOR1
NAICS Classification System            
Otero County 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Grand Total1 16,426 16,796 17,158 18,059 18,133 17,824
Total Private 10,202 10,312 10,428 11,178 11,234 11,180
  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting 49 81 89 94 89 100
  Mining 18 * * * 33 28
  Utilities 75 74 64 67 64 68
  Construction 876 819 886 1,216 1,394 1,348
  Manufacturing 518 381 208 181 185 227
  Wholesale Trade 178 170 165 218 214 211
  Retail Trade 2,124 2,062 2,138 2,161 2,102 2,053
  Transportation & Warehousing 517 483 466 489 514 537
  Information 247 232 237 232 233 235
  Finance & Insurance 425 455 464 461 464 436
  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing 149 148 162 169 171 162
  Professional & Technical Services 700 644 571 555 582 729
  Management of Companies & Enterprises 50 50 44 45 46 44
  Administrative & Waste Services 789 1,267 1,320 1,326 1,108 883
  Educational Services 134 56 60 56 46 48
  Health Care & Social Assistance 1,518 1,673 1,758 1,814 1,870 1,994
  Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 55 37 27 37 36 63
  Accommodation & Food Services 1,425 1,287 1,338 1,587 1,671 1,590
  Other Services, ex. Public Administration 357 368 399 423 406 423
  Unclassified2 3 * * * 9 3
Total Government 6,224 6,485 6,730 6,881 6,899 6,644
  Federal1 2,023 2,019 1,926 1,886 1,984 2,004
  State1 761 762 771 777 792 801
  Local3 3,440 3,703 4,034 4,219 4,123 3,838
*    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