1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 New Mexico
050 San Miguel County
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over..................................... 18,794
In labor force...................................................... 10,452
Percent in labor force........................................ 55.6
Civilian labor force.............................................. 10,417
Employed........................................................ 9,152
Unemployed...................................................... 1,265
Percent unemployed............................................ 12.1
Armed Forces...................................................... 35
Not in labor force.................................................. 8,342
Males 16 years and over....................................... 9,250
In labor force...................................................... 5,594
Percent in labor force........................................ 60.5
Civilian labor force.............................................. 5,559
Employed........................................................ 4,819
Unemployed...................................................... 740
Percent unemployed............................................ 13.3
Armed Forces...................................................... 35
Not in labor force.................................................. 3,656
Females 16 years and over..................................... 9,544
In labor force...................................................... 4,858
Percent in labor force........................................ 50.9
Civilian labor force.............................................. 4,858
Employed........................................................ 4,333
Unemployed...................................................... 525
Percent unemployed............................................ 10.8
Armed Forces...................................................... 0
Not in labor force.................................................. 4,686
Females 16 years and over..................................... 9,544
With own children under 6 years..................................... 1,709
Percent in labor force............................................ 55.1
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................ 1,807
Percent in labor force............................................ 68.7
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies... 2,432
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 1,188
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.......... 4,790
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 2,831
Persons 16 to 19 years.......................................... 1,846
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate................. 146
Employed or in Armed Forces....................................... 43
Unemployed........................................................ 31
Not in labor force................................................ 72
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040 New Mexico
050 San Miguel County
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over......................................... 9,055
Percent drove alone................................................. 69.5
Percent in carpools................................................. 19.5
Percent using public transportation................................. 0.3
Percent using other means........................................... 1.8
Percent walked or worked at home.................................... 8.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes).................................. 18.5
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 9,152
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............... 829
Professional specialty occupations.................................. 1,765
Technicians and related support occupations......................... 385
Sales occupations................................................... 798
Administrative support occupations, including clerical.............. 1,460
Private household occupations....................................... 19
Protective service occupations...................................... 282
Service occupations, except protective and household................ 1,471
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.......................... 291
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations................. 862
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................... 237
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 362
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................. 391
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over................................. 9,152
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................ 279
Mining.............................................................. 17
Construction........................................................ 778
Manufacturing, nondurable goods..................................... 260
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................ 118
Transportation...................................................... 234
Communications and other public utilities........................... 112
Wholesale trade..................................................... 152
Retail trade........................................................ 1,679
Finance, insurance, and real estate................................. 378
Business and repair services........................................ 240
Personal services................................................... 312
Entertainment, and recreation services.............................. 165
Health services..................................................... 1,378
Educational services................................................ 1,871
Other professional and related services............................. 410
Public administration............................................... 769
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050 San Miguel County
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 9,152
Private wage and salary workers..................................... 4,659
Government workers.................................................. 3,681
Local government workers.......................................... 923
State government workers.......................................... 2,407
Federal government workers........................................ 351
Self-employed workers............................................... 784
Unpaid family workers............................................... 28
Note: Data are based on sample and are subject to sampling variability.
See Corresponding File for Selected Definitions
Bureau of Business & Economic Research
University of New Mexico
1920 Lomas Blvd NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-6021
Phone: (505) 277-2216
FAX: (505) 277-7066
Email: bber@unm.edu
