1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 New Mexico
050 Santa Fe County
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over..................................... 75,774
In labor force...................................................... 52,123
Percent in labor force........................................ 68.8
Civilian labor force.............................................. 51,997
Employed........................................................ 49,452
Unemployed...................................................... 2,545
Percent unemployed............................................ 4.9
Armed Forces...................................................... 126
Not in labor force.................................................. 23,651
Males 16 years and over....................................... 36,694
In labor force...................................................... 27,335
Percent in labor force........................................ 74.5
Civilian labor force.............................................. 27,229
Employed........................................................ 25,754
Unemployed...................................................... 1,475
Percent unemployed............................................ 5.4
Armed Forces...................................................... 106
Not in labor force.................................................. 9,359
Females 16 years and over..................................... 39,080
In labor force...................................................... 24,788
Percent in labor force........................................ 63.4
Civilian labor force.............................................. 24,768
Employed........................................................ 23,698
Unemployed...................................................... 1,070
Percent unemployed............................................ 4.3
Armed Forces...................................................... 20
Not in labor force.................................................. 14,292
Females 16 years and over..................................... 39,080
With own children under 6 years..................................... 5,826
Percent in labor force............................................ 68.9
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................ 6,785
Percent in labor force............................................ 77.3
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies... 8,276
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 5,499
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.......... 16,358
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 12,002
Persons 16 to 19 years.......................................... 5,172
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate................. 606
Employed or in Armed Forces....................................... 354
Unemployed........................................................ 72
Not in labor force................................................ 180
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050 Santa Fe County
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over......................................... 48,833
Percent drove alone................................................. 71.4
Percent in carpools................................................. 16.3
Percent using public transportation................................. 0.3
Percent using other means........................................... 1.5
Percent walked or worked at home.................................... 10.5
Mean travel time to work (minutes).................................. 19.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 49,452
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............... 7,569
Professional specialty occupations.................................. 9,192
Technicians and related support occupations......................... 2,156
Sales occupations................................................... 6,599
Administrative support occupations, including clerical.............. 7,632
Private household occupations....................................... 362
Protective service occupations...................................... 987
Service occupations, except protective and household................ 5,479
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.......................... 695
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations................. 4,830
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................... 1,398
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 1,227
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................. 1,326
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over................................. 49,452
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................ 889
Mining.............................................................. 114
Construction........................................................ 4,499
Manufacturing, nondurable goods..................................... 1,194
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................ 1,624
Transportation...................................................... 1,076
Communications and other public utilities........................... 890
Wholesale trade..................................................... 1,096
Retail trade........................................................ 9,148
Finance, insurance, and real estate................................. 2,971
Business and repair services........................................ 2,227
Personal services................................................... 2,480
Entertainment, and recreation services.............................. 865
Health services..................................................... 3,581
Educational services................................................ 4,398
Other professional and related services............................. 6,679
Public administration............................................... 5,721
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050 Santa Fe County
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 49,452
Private wage and salary workers..................................... 29,828
Government workers.................................................. 12,855
Local government workers.......................................... 2,991
State government workers.......................................... 6,851
Federal government workers........................................ 3,013
Self-employed workers............................................... 6,455
Unpaid family workers............................................... 314
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
