1997 Economic Census of Retail Trade

1997 Total Retail Establishments, Sales, Employees and Payroll
New Mexico Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Portions
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                                                                       Annual
                                         Sales      Employees 2/      Payroll
Area                       Estab.1/     ($000s)      (Mid-March)      ($000s)
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Metropolitan Portion 3/      4,009    $9,663,933         52,945      $940,541
   Albuquerque MSA 4/        2,593     7,107,797         38,256       684,994
   Las Cruces MSA 5/           511     1,059,144          6,266        98,131
   Santa Fe MSA 6/             905     1,496,992          8,423       157,416

Nonmetropolitan Portion      3,412    $5,320,521         33,355      $514,917

NEW MEXICO                   7,421   $14,984,454         86,300    $1,455,458


1/    Data include only establishments with a payroll.

2/    Paid employees for the pay period including March 12.

3/    Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan portions are based on current 
      metropolitan statistical area (MSA) definitions.

4/    Bernalillo, Sandoval and Valencia counties.

5/    Dona Ana County.

6/    Los Alamos and Santa Fe counties.

Source:  U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1997 Economic 
Census, Geographic Area Series, Retail Trade, New Mexico.

Table Prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 
University of New Mexico.