Nonagricultural Employment by Metropolitan Statistical Area

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Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment1 by Major Sector*
New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Areas (000s)
1990 to 2008
               
Albuquerque MSA2 2008p 2007r 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total Employment 395.5 395.8 391.5 377.9 370.2 363.1 361.7
  Total Private 314.3 316.3 313.1 301.7 295.5 289.8 289.3
        Goods Producing 50.7 54.2 55.5 51.4 48.6 47.5 48.2
        Services Providing 263.6 262.2 257.6 250.3 246.9 242.3 241.1
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 28.5 30.5 31.4 28.6 25.9 24.1 23.4
    Manufacturing 22.2 23.7 24.1 22.8 22.6 23.4 24.8
    Wholesale Trade 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.4
    Retail Trade 44.6 44.6 43.7 43.6 42.9 42.2 41.8
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 10.8 10.9 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.6
    Information 9.4 9.2 9.4 8.7 9.6 10.2 11.0
    Financial Activities 18.8 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.1 18.8 18.9
    Professional & Business Services 64.4 64.3 62.9 60.7 59.2 57.5 57.8
    Educational & Health Services 51.1 49.0 47.9 46.3 45.0 42.7 41.3
    Leisure & Hospitality 39.0 39.4 38.5 36.5 36.1 35.8 34.8
    Other Services 12.5 12.2 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.5
  Government 81.3 79.5 78.5 76.2 74.7 73.4 72.4
             
Albuquerque MSA2 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Employment 362.2 357.4 347.0 342.2 337.1 328.7
  Total Private 292.0 288.4 279.3 275.4 271.7 265.3
        Goods Producing 51.9 51.1 48.2 48.9 50.1 50.2
        Services Providing 240.1 237.3 231.1 226.5 221.6 215.1
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 24.8 23.6 21.6 21.3 22.1 22.5
    Manufacturing 27.1 27.6 26.6 27.6 28.0 27.7
    Wholesale Trade 13.8 14.2 14.3 14.6 15.0 14.4
    Retail Trade 41.6 41.4 40.9 41.5 40.5 39.4
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 10.6 10.7 10.4 10.1 9.7 9.3
    Information 11.4 11.1 10.4 8.9 7.7 7.1
    Financial Activities 19.6 19.4 19.6 18.9 18.4 17.8
    Professional & Business Services 58.6 58.7 56.2 54.3 53.0 52.4
    Educational & Health Services 39.3 37.3 36.2 35.3 34.5 32.8
    Leisure & Hospitality 34.2 33.6 32.4 32.2 32.3 31.4
    Other Services 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.5
  Government 70.2 69.0 67.7 66.8 65.4 63.3
             
Albuquerque MSA2 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total Employment 322.7 311.5 293.3 279.7 271.7 271.4
  Total Private 260.9 250.7 234.2 222.2 215.8 216.3
        Goods Producing 50.9 48.9 42.5 38.4 36.9 37.6
        Services Providing 210.0 201.8 191.6 183.8 178.9 178.7
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 23.1 21.8 17.8 14.9 13.6 14.8
    Manufacturing 27.9 27.2 24.7 23.5 23.3 22.8
    Wholesale Trade 14.8 14.5 13.8 13.3 12.9 13.2
    Retail Trade 37.4 35.7 33.9 32.7 31.7 32.6
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 9.2 8.8 8.4 8.2 8.0 8.0
    Information 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.7
    Financial Activities 17.6 17.4 17.2 16.9 16.7 16.8
    Professional & Business Services 51.3 48.8 45.5 44.1 43.5 42.4
    Educational & Health Services 31.5 29.6 28.5 27.0 25.2 24.2
    Leisure & Hospitality 30.8 29.8 27.9 26.1 25.3 26.0
    Other Services 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.1 9.0 8.9
  Government 61.8 60.8 59.1 57.5 55.9 55.1
               
Farmington MSA3 2008p 2007r 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total Employment 52.9 51.8 50.8 49.2 47.6 46.0 45.8
  Total Private 41.7 40.6 39.4 37.9 36.5 34.9 34.7
        Goods Producing 12.8 12.2 11.5 10.7 10.0 9.1 9.1
        Services Providing 28.8 28.3 28.0 27.2 26.5 25.8 25.6
    Government 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1
             
Farmington MSA3 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Employment 45.7 44.5 44.1 44.3 43.0 42.2
  Total Private 34.8 33.7 33.2 33.7 32.5 32.1
        Goods Producing 9.5 9.0 8.7 9.6 9.0 9.1
        Services Providing 25.3 24.8 24.5 24.1 23.5 23.0
    Government 11.0 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.1
             
Farmington MSA3 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total Employment 41.6 39.9 38.5 37.2 37.0 35.8
  Total Private 31.9 31.0 30.1 29.1 29.1 27.9
        Goods Producing 9.3 8.9 8.4 7.9 8.3 7.4
        Services Providing 22.6 22.2 21.7 21.2 20.8 20.5
    Government 9.7 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.9 7.9
               
Las Cruces MSA4 2008p 2007r 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total Employment 69.3 68.3 67.0 65.1 62.6 61.7 59.8
  Total Private 47.9 47.2 46.2 44.5 42.3 41.5 40.1
        Goods Producing 7.4 8.0 8.3 7.7 7.5 7.1 6.6
        Services Providing 40.5 39.2 37.9 36.8 34.7 34.4 33.6
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.4 3.9 3.7 3.4
    Manufacturing 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.2
    Wholesale Trade 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.1
    Retail Trade 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5
    Information 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
    Financial Activities 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.2
    Professional & Business Services 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.0 5.1 5.4
    Educational & Health Services 11.2 10.7 10.2 9.8 9.1 9.1 8.6
    Leisure & Hospitality 7.2 7.3 6.9 6.6 6.1 6.2 6.0
    Other Services 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4
  Government 21.4 21.1 20.8 20.6 20.4 20.2 19.7
             
Las Cruces MSA4 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Employment 57.7 57.0 55.1 52.6 51.1 49.9
  Total Private 38.4 38.1 36.6 33.9 31.5 30.8
        Goods Producing 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.8
        Services Providing 32.1 31.6 30.1 28.0 25.9 25.0
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.2
    Manufacturing 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.8 2.6 2.5
    Wholesale Trade 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9
    Retail Trade 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.1
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2
    Information 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9
    Financial Activities 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0
    Professional & Business Services 5.5 5.2 4.7 4.1 3.2 2.6
    Educational & Health Services 7.6 7.4 6.9 6.1 5.0 5.0
    Leisure & Hospitality 5.6 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.7 4.8
    Other Services 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5
  Government 19.3 18.9 18.5 18.7 19.6 19.1
             
Las Cruces MSA4 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total Employment 48.5 46.9 45.9 44.6 43.5 43.8
  Total Private 29.9 28.8 27.9 26.6 26.0 26.2
        Goods Producing 5.7 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.1
        Services Providing 24.2 23.7 23.0 21.7 21.2 21.1
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 3.2 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.2
    Manufacturing 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.7 2.9
    Wholesale Trade 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
    Retail Trade 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.5
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0
    Information 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8
    Financial Activities 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7
    Professional & Business Services 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7
    Educational & Health Services 4.6 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.1 2.9
    Leisure & Hospitality 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.4
    Other Services 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3
  Government 18.6 18.1 17.9 18.0 17.5 17.6
               
Santa Fe MSA5 2008p 2007r 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Total Employment 65.2 65.1 63.8 62.6 60.9 60.0 58.9
  Total Private 48.4 48.4 47.2 46.3 45.5 44.7 43.3
        Goods Producing 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6
        Services Providing 42.9 42.5 41.2 40.5 39.8 38.9 37.7
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4
    Manufacturing 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2
    Wholesale Trade 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.9
    Retail Trade 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.4
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
    Information 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9
    Financial Activities 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5
    Professional & Business Services 5.4 5.5 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.8 4.5
    Educational & Health Services 9.9 9.6 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.8 8.2
    Leisure & Hospitality 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.8
    Other Services 3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.8
  Government 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.3 15.5 15.3 15.6
             
Santa Fe MSA5 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996
Total Employment 58.5 57.9 57.2 56.1 55.5 54.8
  Total Private 43.0 42.3 42.0 41.1 40.4 40.0
        Goods Producing 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.3 5.4
        Services Providing 37.1 36.4 36.2 35.8 35.2 34.6
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.8 3.6 3.6
    Manufacturing 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
    Wholesale Trade 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9
    Retail Trade 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.2
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
    Information 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1
    Financial Activities 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3
    Professional & Business Services 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6
    Educational & Health Services 7.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.2
    Leisure & Hospitality 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.4
    Other Services 2.8 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.3
  Government 15.5 15.6 15.2 15.0 15.0 14.8
             
Santa Fe MSA5 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total Employment 55.1 53.2 50.8 48.7 47.5 47.1
  Total Private 40.2 38.9 36.9 35.0 34.1 33.6
        Goods Producing 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.2 5.4 5.8
        Services Providing 34.5 33.1 31.4 29.8 28.7 27.8
    Mining, Logging
       & Construction 3.8 3.7 3.3 2.9 2.9 3.1
    Manufacturing 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7
    Wholesale Trade 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8
    Retail Trade 8.1 7.7 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.1
    Transp., Warehousing & Utilities 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7
    Information 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8
    Financial Activities 2.3 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7
    Professional & Business Services 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2
    Educational & Health Services 7.3 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.1 5.8
    Leisure & Hospitality 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.9
    Other Services 2.2 2.1 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8
  Government 14.8 14.3 13.9 13.7 13.4 13.5
*   Detail may not add to totals because of rounding.
r   Revised.   
p  Preliminary.   
1  Nonagricultural wage and salary employment is on a place of work basis and
    excludes proprietors, farm workers and unpaid family workers.
2  Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties.   
3  San Juan County.    Detail by sector are not available for the Farmington MSA.
4  Dona Ana County.   
5  Santa Fe County.  
Source:  New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions.
Table prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.

Bureau of Business & Economic Research, UNM / bber@unm.edu
Last Revised: 3/9/09