Industry Profiles

Explore QCEW employment and wage profiles for major New Mexico industries. Use the industry selector to focus the page on one sector while the left rail remains available for section navigation.

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Choose a NAICS sector to view statewide trends and county rankings from QCEW employment and wage data.

Private-sector industry snapshot

Latest annual QCEW private ownership rows for 2025.

Industry	Avg. employment	Employment share	Total wages
Health Care and Social Assistance	131,317	19.0%	$7,236,639,843
Retail Trade	94,514	13.7%	$3,630,067,086
Accommodation and Food Services	88,490	12.8%	$2,366,360,986
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	68,505	9.9%	$7,688,146,387
Construction	55,365	8.0%	$3,934,914,563
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation	46,777	6.8%	$2,621,601,982
Manufacturing	28,295	4.1%	$2,059,008,026
Transportation and Warehousing	25,178	3.6%	$1,532,026,715
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	24,707	3.6%	$2,561,272,304
Finance and Insurance	22,602	3.3%	$1,961,649,654
Other Services (except Public Administration)	21,710	3.1%	$1,093,303,327
Wholesale Trade	21,251	3.1%	$1,644,594,328
Educational Services	11,934	1.7%	$651,117,558
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	10,927	1.6%	$377,049,831
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	10,524	1.5%	$611,673,025
Information	9,700	1.4%	$780,318,985
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	8,880	1.3%	$397,036,071
Management of Companies and Enterprises	5,015	0.7%	$489,919,266
Utilities	4,577	0.7%	$487,787,830

Data Source: 2025 US Bureau of Labor Statistics - QCEW program