Snapshot of
Employment in New Mexico in 2010
- #11 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
- #16 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among women.
- #23 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
- #29 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
- #32 amongst U.S. states ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate among men.
- #32 amongst U.S. states ranked by average annual wages.
- #37 amongst U.S. states ranked by total employment.
- #44 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #45 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #46 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that is in active employment.
- #44 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its male civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #48 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
- #46 amongst U.S. states ranked by percentage of of its female civilian population aged 16 and over that constitutes its labor force.
Figure 1. Total Employment
Figure 2. Employment by Gender
Figure 3. Employment Percent Change
Figure 4. Unemployment Rate
Figure 5. Percentage of Civilian Population in Employment
Total Employment
777,560
127,097,160
Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010
-22,830
-3,550,450
Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010
-0.03 %
-0.03 %
Percent of Women Employed
50.50 %
53.60 %
Percent of Men Employed
59.60 %
58.50 %
Unemployment Rate
8.50 %
9.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Women
6.80 %
8.60 %
Unemployment Rate Amongst Men
10.10 %
10.50 %
Table 1. Employment Information for
New Mexico
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Salary Information for
New Mexico
Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution
Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution
Figure 8. Average Annual Salary
Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage
Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change
Average Annual Salary
$40,050
$44,410
Average Hourly Wage
$19.26
$21.35
Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010
0.03 %
0.02 %
Table 2. Salary Information for
New Mexico
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VIEW ALL NEW MEXICO OCCUPATIONS HERE
HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS
1. Management Occupations: $86,320
2. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: $79,710
3. Computer and Mathematical Occupations: $71,980
4. Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations: $71,930
5. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: $71,540
Table 3. Highest Paying
New Mexico Occupations
FASTEST GROWING SALARIES
1. Production Occupations: 0.09 %
2. Architecture and Engineering Occupations: 0.08 %
3. Healthcare Support Occupations: 0.05 %
4. Sales and Related Occupations: 0.04 %
5. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations: 0.04 %
Table 4.
New Mexico Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries
POPULAR OCCUPATIONS
1. Office and Administrative Support Occupations: 15.72 %
2. Sales and Related Occupations: 9.84 %
3. Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations: 9.21 %
4. Education, Training, and Library Occupations: 7.26 %
5. Construction and Extraction Occupations: 6.73 %
Table 5. Popular
New Mexico Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for the State)
FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT
1. Community and Social Service Occupations: 0.22 %
2. Personal Care and Service Occupations: 0.12 %
3. Protective Service Occupations: 0.07 %
4. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations: 0.03 %
5. Business and Financial Operations Occupations: 0.01 %
Table 6.
New Mexico Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment
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LARGEST EMPLOYMENT
1. Health care and social assistance: 16.21%
3. Accommodation and food services: 12.65%
5. Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services: 6.88%
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7. Local Industries with the Largest Employment (2008)
LARGEST NUMER OF FIRMS
3. Professional, scientific, and technical services: 4,521
4. Other services (except public administration): 3,889
5. Health care and social assistance: 3,780
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8. Local Industries with the Largest Number of Registered Firms (2008)
HIGHEST EMPLOYMENT PER FIRM
1. Management of companies and enterprises: 64.47
3. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: 29.92
5. Health care and social assistance: 27.48
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9. Local Industries with the Highest Number of Employees Per Firm (2008)
HIGHEST ANNUAL PAYROLL PER FIRM
1. Management of companies and enterprises: $4,223,335
3. Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction: $1,942,335
4. Information: $1,096,598
5. Health care and social assistance: $1,066,641
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10. Local Industries with the Highest Annual Payroll Per Firm (2008)
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- Popular Colleges in New Mexico
- Central New Mexico Community College - Albuquerque, NM
- New Mexico State University-Main Campus - Las Cruces, NM
- New Mexico State University-Dona Ana - Las Cruces, NM
- San Juan College - Farmington, NM
- Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus - Portales, NM
- Santa Fe Community College - Santa Fe, NM
- University of Phoenix-Albuquerque Campus - Albuquerque, NM
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus - Roswell, NM
- New Mexico State University-Alamogordo - Alamogordo, NM
- New Mexico Highlands University - Las Vegas, NM
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11. Popular Colleges in
New Mexico.
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12. Popular Academic/Training Programs Offered by Colleges in
New Mexico.
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Further Information on Employment and Occupations in
New Mexico
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor and U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce
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