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The Agriculture Industry in New Mexico

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ABOUT THE REVIEW3 The Agriculture Industry

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THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRYThis article presents information on the agriculture industry and agricultural production in New Mexico. The agriculture industry was previously analyzed in the spring 2012 issue of the Regional Review (Volume 2, Issue 1). New data available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has spurred the Bureau of Economic Research and Analysis to revisit the information available for this very important industry. Data presented in this analysis was gathered from the USDA 2012 Census of Agriculture and the 2012 New Mexico Agricultural Statistics publication, published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) and New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA). The USDA conducts the Agricultural Census once every five years and the 2012 data, released in May of 2014, is the most recent data available for New Mexico and its counties. Employment data is from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), which utilizes data provided by the USDA. You can find the USDA 2012 Census of Agriculture report at www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012 and the 2012 New Mexico Agricultural Statistics publication at www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/New_Mexico/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/bulletin12.

Overview of New Mexico Agricultural Operations and ProductionIn 2012, the total value of agricultural output from production of crops and livestock was estimated at $4.26 billion. Crop and livestock product sales totaled $4.0 billion. Cash receipts totaled $3.2 billion. The value of output, sales, and cash receipts all declined slightly between 2011 and 2012. The total market value of agricultural products sold that were produced in New Mexico was around $2.55 billion; about 76 percent of this market value came from the sale of livestock, and 24 percent came from the sale of crops. The export value of agricultural commodities was $884.6 million as of 2012, representing a small decline (4.4 percent) from 2011 values but an increase of about 19 percent from 2010 values.

There were 24,721 farms in New Mexico, as of 2012, on over 43.2 million acres. Approximately 87 percent (21,610) of New Mexico’s farms are classified as family or individual farms (for tax purposes). About 5.2 percent of farms are partnerships, 4.4 percent are corporations, and 3.0 percent are other types of cooperatives, institutional farms, or estate/trust ownerships. The average size of a New Mexico farm measured 1,748 acres. The number of farms increased between 2007 and 2012, while the average size of a farm decreased. Exhibit 1 provides some unique information on selected practices for New Mexico’s farms, including farms that are using renewable energy producing systems.

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Raised or sold veal calves 219On-farm packing facilities 284

EnergyRenewable energy producing systems 1,279Solar panels 1,157Wind turbines 107Methane digesters 1Geoexchange systems 17Small hydro systems 11Biodiesel 20Ethanol 4Other 75Wind rights leased to others 96

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As of 2012, there were 126 farms that were classified as either institutional, research, experimental, or American Indian reservation farms. The number of these types of farms doubled between 2007 and 2012 and many are likely American Indian reservation farms or farms that are operated as part of New Mexico State University’s agricultural and agricultural research programs. There were approximately 27,290 people employed in the agriculture industry in 2012. This represented about 2.5 percent of New Mexico’s total workforce. At least three-quarters of farm workers were identified as proprietors. There are many migrant and non-paid agricultural workers as well that are not necessarily counted in employment totals. (See section later in this article for more information on how employment is measured).

As of 2012, New Mexico was ranked ninth in the nation for value of milk sold and number of milk cows, with the majority of production occurring in Chaves, Curry, and Roosevelt counties. California, Wisconsin, and New York had the largest number of milk cows. Based on information from the NMDA, New Mexico is the “seventh highest milk and eighth highest cheese producing state in the nation. New Mexico’s individual dairy herds are the largest in the country with milk production per cow second only to Arizona. Milk production supports several of the biggest cheese manufacturing plants in the country, and from 2002-2005, milk production in New Mexico increased by 10 percent.” These rankings were driven by consistent and strong production of alfalfa crops. The state was ranked

twenty-second in the nation for inventory of all cattle and calves.

The state ranked fourteenth in the nation for value of horses, ponies, mules, burros, and donkeys sold. This ranking is largely driven by sales of owned horses and ponies. New Mexico’s inventory of horses and ponies is not significantly large compared to other states; however, inventory is largest in McKinley, San Juan, and Doña Ana counties. New Mexico is ranked seventeenth in the nation in inventory of sheep and lambs, although the value of sales of sheep and lambs ranks the state twenty-ninth.

New Mexico is one of 17 states that produce cotton, and production (in bales) ranks the state sixteenth. While the majority of production is Upland cotton, and overall production in New Mexico is much smaller than that in other cotton-producing states, New Mexico is one of only four states that produce Pima cotton (California, Texas, and Arizona being the other states). Upland cotton production is largest in Lea, Doña Ana, and Eddy counties. Doña Ana is the largest producer of Pima cotton production, with small production also found in Luna and Sierra counties.

New Mexico is one of the largest producers of pecans, with the state ranked fourth in 2012 for pecan orchard acreage. Many counties have large pecan production operations, with the most acreage located in Doña Ana, followed by Eddy and Chaves. Twenty-three of New Mexico’s 33 counties have some acreage dedicated to pecan orchards. Nine of the 23 counties have at least 100 acres of pecan orchards. In 10 of the 23 counties, pecan orchard acreage represents at least two-thirds of all orchard acreage. The state is ranked sixteenth in the nation for fruit, tree nut, and berry acreage, including pecans.

The state is also ranked amongst the top 10 states for lettuce production (in acres). This ranking is mostly driven by production of head lettuce; Doña Ana, by far, has the largest acreage of lettuce, with other counties only measuring a few acres each.

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New Mexico is ranked amongst the top 15 states for production of dry onions and is the leading producer of fresh onions; the state provides 85 percent of the nation’s total fresh onion production each June according to the NMDA. Onion acreage is largest in Doña Ana, Luna, and Sierra counties. The state also often ranks in the top 20 in production of potatoes.

The state is a large producer of pumpkins, watermelons, and cantaloupes; the state ranked seventeenth in pumpkin and watermelon acreage, as of 2012, and in the top 25 states for cantaloupe acreage (note that rankings are general estimates, as some states’ production is not disclosed). San Juan has the most acres dedicated to pumpkin and cantaloupe production, with Lea and Luna having larger acreage dedicated to watermelon production.

The state, of course has the largest number of acres dedicated to the production of peppers other than bell, including chile peppers. As of 2012, over 9,570 acres were used to grow peppers other than bell peppers. Doña Ana, Luna, and Sierra counties all had the greatest pepper acreage.

FARMS & OPERATIONS The number of farms in New Mexico has

fluctuated but ultimately grown over the years, while average size of farms has shrunk. As shown in Exhibit 1, there were 24,721 farms in New Mexico on approximately 43.2 million acres as of 2012. This represents a 73 percent increase in the number of farms since 1992 but an 8 percent decrease in acres of farm land (see Exhibit 2). Growth in the number of farms and declines in the average farm size accelerated between 2002 and 2012. Losses in cropland were more dramatic than losses in other farm land between 2002 and 2012.

While the average farm size has declined, the market value of agricultural products sold and cash receipts has increased. The market value of agricultural products sold represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses of all agricultural products sold or removed from the place in 2012 regardless of who received the payment. Cash receipts for agricultural commodities are defined as the gross income from sales of crops, livestock, and livestock products during a calendar year. Note that market value and cash receipts vary based on the market for the commodity produced. For example, milk and pecans garner higher prices than wheat and chickens.

Livestock and related commodity production garner greater market value and produce larger

Statistic 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 1992-2002 2002-2012

Number of Farms 14,279 14,094 15,710 20,930 24,721 10.0% 57.4%Total Cropland 9,447 9,435 10,855 13,191 13,674 14.9% 26.0%

Harvested 7,213 7,008 7,204 9,311 10,617 -0.1% 47.4%

Farm Land (acres, rounded) 46,849,244 45,787,108 44,810,000 43,238,000 43,201,000 -4.4% -3.6%Total Cropland 2,252,970 2,179,430 2,575,110 2,334,020 1,976,690 14.3% -23.2%

Harvested 1,060,350 1,079,950 856,170 1,009,680 690,860 -19.3% -19.3%

Average Farm Size (acres) 3,281 3,249 2,954 2,066 1,748 -10.0% -40.8%Median Farm Size (acres) -- 160 160 40 40 -- -75.0%

Market Value Sold ($1,000)Crops $375,571 $462,178 $397,257 $553,140 $616,938 5.8% 55.3%Livestock $888,312 $1,155,530 $1,302,773 $1,621,940 $1,933,209 46.7% 48.4%Total Crops/Livestock $1,258,883 $1,617,708 $1,700,030 $2,175,080 $2,550,147 35.0% 50.0%

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service Censuses of Agriculture.

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cash receipts than crop production in the state. As of 2012, livestock produced approximately 76 percent of total agricultural market value. As shown in Exhibits 2 and 4, total market value of crops and livestock sold increased by 50 percent over the 20-year period. Despite a dip in values in 2002, sales of crops increased overall by 55 percent, while livestock values increased by 48 percent.

Like the market value of agricultural products sold, cash receipts from products sold has increased overall in recent years. Exhibit 5 shows that between 2002 and 2008, cash receipts grew by about 57 percent. Even with losses in 2009 (14 percent), cash receipts were still above 2002 levels. Between 2002 and 2012, cash receipts grew by about 106 percent, or nearly 11 percent annually. This growth was primarily driven by increases in livestock cash receipts. Over the 10-year period, livestock cash receipts grew by around 128 percent, while crop cash receipts increased by about 50 percent.

The export value of agricultural commodities has been included in the New Mexico Agricultural Statistics publication since 2010. Export values increased between 2009 and 2012, with a slight dip between 2011 and 2012. As of 2012, the value of New Mexico’s agricultural exports represented 0.6 percent of the nation’s total value of agricultural exports. Dairy products have the largest export value in New Mexico, followed by beef and veal and tree nuts (including pecans). The commodities within these three categories generated nearly half of all export value of New Mexico agriculture commodities in 2012.

A LOOK AT ORGANIC FARMINGOrganic farming has become much more prevalent in the United States in the last 10 to 15 years. The USDA Economic Research Service produces

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information annually on the number of certified organic operations and organic crop and livestock acreage. Data is collected from private certification groups. Exhibits 6, 7, and 8 provide a historical snapshot of organic agriculture in New Mexico and the United States.

As of 2011, there were approximately 12,880 certified organic farms in the U.S. on 5,383,119 acres. In New Mexico, 215 farms were certified organic operations, and these farms had a combined organic acreage of about 265,719. About 74 percent of the acreage was pasture and rangeland.

New Mexico’s organic farming operations grew significantly between 1997 and 2011. As shown in Exhibit 6, the number of operations grew by 75 percent between 2000 and 2011, alone, while the total acreage grew by over 550 percent. Within the last five years of the reporting period, the number of farms grew by about 41 percent while acreage grew by 325 percent. New Mexico’s growth in organic agriculture, in both number of farms and acreage, was much faster than that of the U.S. The number of certified organic operations in the U.S. grew by about 36 percent between 2006 and 2011, while organic acreage grew by 83 percent. New Mexico was actually ranked thirteenth in the nation for rate of growth of organic acreage and twenty-seventh for growth in number of farms. The number of organic farms has grown steadily since 2000 (note that data

is not available for 2009). Organic acreage, however, increased quickly between 2006 and 2007; the jump in acreage was likely due to one or a few larger agricultural operations becoming certified. New Mexico saw a slight decline in organic acreage between 2008 and 2011, but the number of organic farms increased (by about 9 percent).

Organic Agriculture StatisticsNew Mexico,1997-2011

Pct Chg1997 2000 2005 2010 2011 00-11

Number of certified operations 4 123 102 261 215 75%Crops (acres) 6,058 7,291 13,829 38,615 70,025 860%Pasture & rangeland (acres) 20,397 33,535 36,772 266,131 195,694 484%Total acres 26,455 40,826 50,601 304,746 265,719 551%Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, based on information from USDA-accredited State and private organic certifiers.

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Based on both market value of products sold and cash receipts, Curry, Chaves, and Doña Ana counties lead the state in agricultural production. Exhibit 10 provides farm statistics, including market value and cash receipts of products sold, for all of New Mexico’s counties. Curry County generated the greatest market value of commodities sold

Agriculture in the CountiesCertain counties in New Mexico stand out as major agricultural producers, especially when looking at the value of agricultural products sold and cash receipts. It’s important to note, however, that agricultural production varies widely based on the commodity produced. Whether a farm is large or small, producing livestock or crops, farmer-owned and operated or owned and operated by a larger entity, the production of agricultural commodities serves to create greater diversity in New Mexico’s agricultural composition and identity. The following sections look at agricultural production in New Mexico’s counties.

NUMBER OF FARMS AND FARM SIZESan Juan, McKinley, and Doña Ana counties had the largest number of farms as of 2012. As Exhibit 9 shows, just over 7,000 farms were located in the three counties alone, representing nearly 29 percent of all farms in the state. McKinley and San Juan also had the greatest acreage of farm land, with 3.02 and 2.58 million acres, respectively. Based on the number of farms and farm land, both counties were ranked in the top 10 for smallest average farm size. Doña Ana, with 2,184 farms as of 2012, had the smallest average farm size (302 acres), followed by Taos County (319 acres). Colfax and Union counties, with 1.96 million acres each, topped the list of counties with the largest average farm size. The average size of a farm was 6,769 acres in Colfax County and 5,573 acres in Union County.

MARKET VALUES, CASH RECEIPTS & NET CASH INCOMEMarket value and cash receipts are just one way to measure farm production. Many counties have significant farm operations and a diverse set of commodities that are produced. The end of this article looks at some of the detailed farm commodities and the counties in which they are produced. Note that the market value of agricultural products sold represents the gross market value before taxes and production expenses, while cash receipts are defined as the gross income from sales of crops, livestock, and livestock products during a calendar year.

Number & Size of FarmsNew Mexico, 2012

County Number AcresAcres/Farm

New Mexico 24,721 43,201,023 1,748San Juan 2,628 2,580,319 982McKinley 2,297 3,022,704 1,316Doña Ana 2,184 659,970 302Rio Arriba 1,892 1,432,897 757Valencia 1,607 669,727 417Sandoval 1,029 950,133 923Bernalillo 1,006 350,638 349Taos 983 313,414 319San Miguel 877 2,350,432 2,680Santa Fe 715 717,704 1,004Socorro 704 1,271,368 1,806Roosevelt 680 1,349,222 1,984Curry 600 880,822 1,468Mora 597 778,031 1,303Chaves 595 2,482,827 4,173Torrance 589 1,864,589 3,166Quay 553 1,518,085 2,745Eddy 551 1,141,956 2,073Otero 486 1,223,746 2,518Lea 460 1,981,988 4,309Grant 407 1,064,487 2,615Guadalupe 372 1,643,213 4,417Lincoln 362 1,553,184 4,291Union 353 1,967,370 5,573Catron 351 1,077,534 3,070Colfax 290 1,962,965 6,769Sierra 256 1,250,136 4,883De Baca 203 1,068,067 5,261Harding 202 1,034,059 5,119Luna 190 550,174 2,896Hidalgo 171 930,271 5,440

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Market Value & Cash Receipts of Products SoldNew Mexico, 2012

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New Mexico $2,550,147 $616,938 $1,933,209 -- $4,019,802 -- -- $828,276 -- -- $3,191,526 -- -- Chaves $388,099 $45,137 $342,961 2 $633,839 15.8% 1 $62,787 7.6% 5 $575,580 18.0% 1Curry $447,315 $31,337 $415,979 1 $591,550 14.7% 2 $65,553 7.9% 4 $525,998 16.5% 2Doña Ana $351,032 $166,853 $184,178 3 $490,155 12.2% 3 $206,588 24.9% 1 $370,517 11.6% 4Roosevelt $264,324 $18,330 $245,994 4 $471,595 11.7% 4 $54,445 6.6% 6 $417,150 13.1% 3Lea $188,926 $40,738 $148,188 5 $231,549 5.8% 5 $48,497 5.9% 7 $183,233 5.7% 5Eddy $119,564 $50,489 $69,075 6 $151,614 3.8% 7 $48,320 5.8% 8 $112,895 3.5% 7Union $98,138 $16,862 $81,277 7 $149,088 3.7% 8 $24,806 3.0% 11 $124,281 3.9% 6Luna $62,482 $39,948 $22,534 10 $176,601 4.4% 6 $76,162 9.2% 2 $42,131 1.3% 14Socorro $77,247 $11,794 $65,453 8 $102,253 2.5% 9 $8,823 1.1% 15 $90,361 2.8% 8San Juan $71,311 $63,365 $7,946 9 $99,149 2.5% 10 $69,430 8.4% 3 $29,719 0.9% 22Torrance $58,520 $23,343 $35,177 11 $90,058 2.2% 12 $27,684 3.3% 10 $62,374 2.0% 10Sierra $39,347 $17,561 $21,786 13 $98,183 2.4% 11 $18,437 2.2% 12 $42,920 1.3% 13Valencia $55,765 $13,288 $42,477 12 $83,416 2.1% 13 $9,366 1.1% 13 $71,871 2.3% 9Cibola -- -- -- -- $20,487 0.5% 29 $900 0.1% 29 $19,311 0.6% 29Hidalgo $29,154 $16,885 $12,269 16 $66,460 1.7% 14 $38,086 4.6% 9 $28,374 0.9% 25Quay $36,789 $2,339 $34,450 14 $54,787 1.4% 16 $4,829 0.6% 21 $49,958 1.6% 11Colfax $35,744 $2,145 $33,599 15 $44,424 1.1% 18 $4,398 0.5% 22 $40,027 1.3% 16San Miguel $18,631 $956 $17,675 19 $56,211 1.4% 15 $7,549 0.9% 16 $48,662 1.5% 12De Baca $23,967 $8,846 $15,121 17 $42,531 1.1% 19 $9,341 1.1% 14 $29,508 0.9% 24Rio Arriba $18,979 $7,113 $11,866 18 $36,758 0.9% 21 $6,667 0.8% 17 $30,091 0.9% 21Lincoln $16,865 $536 $16,330 22 $39,059 1.0% 20 $2,685 0.3% 26 $38,367 1.2% 17Guadalupe $17,709 $380 $17,329 21 $33,602 0.8% 22 $875 0.1% 30 $32,727 1.0% 18Bernalillo $18,131 $7,530 $10,602 20 $26,859 0.7% 26 $6,023 0.7% 18 $20,836 0.7% 26Harding $13,495 $285 $13,211 25 $32,624 0.8% 23 $1,184 0.1% 28 $31,440 1.0% 20McKinley $8,389 $623 $7,766 31 $45,429 1.1% 17 $3,862 0.5% 23 $41,567 1.3% 15Grant $14,543 $2,086 $12,457 24 $29,939 0.7% 25 $386 0.0% 32 $29,553 0.9% 23Otero $14,635 $8,050 $6,584 23 $24,702 0.6% 27 $5,791 0.7% 19 $19,997 0.6% 27Catron $12,742 $163 $12,579 27 $31,992 0.8% 24 $450 0.1% 31 $31,542 1.0% 19Mora $11,623 $1,151 $10,471 28 $21,961 0.5% 28 $2,419 0.3% 27 $19,541 0.6% 28Santa Fe $12,776 $9,597 $3,179 26 $14,779 0.4% 31 $4,872 0.6% 20 $9,906 0.3% 31Sandoval $10,586 $5,605 $4,981 29 $15,479 0.4% 30 $3,420 0.4% 25 $12,059 0.4% 30Taos $8,415 $3,453 $4,962 30 $12,668 0.3% 32 $3,640 0.4% 24 $9,028 0.3% 32Los Alamos -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Notes: New Mexico's total market value of products sold may not equal the sum of all counties due to non-reported data. The sum of livestock and crop cash receipts does not always equal the total. County figures are prorated from the state estimate and do not include receipts received for livestock grazing.

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($447,315) and the second greatest cash receipts ($591.6 million) of any county in the state as of 2012, with value and receipts mainly generated by the sale of livestock and related commodities. The county reported about 600 farms on 880,822 acres as of 2012. Chaves County, also a major producer of livestock and related commodities, generated about $388,099 in market value of commodities sold and $633.8 million in cash receipts. Chaves had around the same number of farms as Curry County, but the amount of farm acreage was significantly higher; the county’s 595 farms sat on over 2.48 million acres of farm land, representing the third largest farm acreage in the state. Doña Ana generated the third greatest value of commodities sold (351,032) and third greatest cash receipts ($490.2 million) in the state. What is unique to Doña Ana County is that it is the only county of the top five where crop production and livestock production generated similar market values and cash receipts. A significant portion of the market values and cash receipts of the other four top agricultural counties was generated by livestock production.

Of the 10 counties generating the greatest market value and cash receipts, all but one (San Juan) are located in the eastern and southern areas of the state. Six of the 10 counties had livestock operations that generated the majority of total market values and cash receipts (at least 75 percent) as of 2012. Market values and cash receipts of livestock and related commodities outweighed the values and receipts of crops in seven of the top 10 counties. Almost all of the top 10 counties are in the top 10 for both crops and livestock; Luna and San Juan had market values and cash receipts from crop production that exceeded that of livestock production in 2012.

Exhibit 11 provides net cash farm income of operation (per farm) for New Mexico’s counties. Net cash farm income is another measure of the production of agricultural commodities in the state. Net cash farm income is defined as gross cash income, or the receipts of crops and livestock combined with government payments and other cash income, minus gross cash expense such

Net Cash Farm Income of OperationNew Mexico, 2012

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New Mexico $234,870 100.0% $9,501Curry $64,710 27.6% $107,850Chaves $35,164 15.0% $59,098Doña Ana $28,927 12.3% $13,245Lea $23,715 10.1% $51,555Union $21,613 9.2% $61,227Eddy $19,460 8.3% $35,318Roosevelt $11,213 4.8% $16,490Colfax $10,866 4.6% $37,468Hidalgo $10,407 4.4% $60,858Luna $9,372 4.0% $49,327Torrance $5,644 2.4% $9,583Socorro $5,431 2.3% $7,714De Baca $5,383 2.3% $26,516Quay $5,120 2.2% $9,259Sierra $4,066 1.7% $15,884Guadalupe $3,255 1.4% $8,751Harding $2,049 0.9% $10,143Otero $1,781 0.8% $3,664Mora $1,728 0.7% $2,895Grant $803 0.3% $1,974San Juan $649 0.3% $247Lincoln $500 0.2% $1,381Los Alamos ($56) 0.0% ($6,202)Sandoval ($1,132) -0.5% ($1,100)Taos ($1,184) -0.5% ($1,204)Catron ($1,376) -0.6% ($3,922)Cibola ($1,396) -0.6% ($2,675)San Miguel ($1,474) -0.6% ($1,681)Rio Arriba ($3,389) -1.4% ($1,791)Bernalillo ($4,287) -1.8% ($4,262)Valencia ($5,901) -2.5% ($3,672)Santa Fe ($6,985) -3.0% ($9,769)McKinley ($9,806) -4.2% ($4,269)

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as interest expense. As of 2012, the average per farm net cash income was $9,501. Eight of the 10 counties that generated the greatest market values and cash receipts also experienced the highest net cash farm incomes as of 2012. Of those 10 counties, two had net cash farm income lower than the state average. Per farm net cash income in Socorro was $7,714, ranking the county twelfth in the state. San Juan County was ranked twenty-first in the state for per farm net cash income as of 2012. Net cash farm income is impacted by a myriad of factors, such as farm size, types of commodities produced, and production expenses. Net cash farm income was negative in 11 of New Mexico’s counties, with net cash incomes in McKinley, Santa Fe, Valencia, and Bernalillo being the most negative.

Agriculture Employment The nature of the agriculture industry makes it very difficult to determine income, employment, and wages for farms and their workers. A large portion of agriculture workers are self-employed and counted as such by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many are migrant workers who change their location of work frequently and/or work seasonally. There are several sources that gather information on employment in agriculture operations. Three main sources are the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Census of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This analysis mainly presents employment from the BEA. BEA employment estimates include full-time and part-time workers and differentiate between all workers and those that are self-employed. The BEA measures self-employed farm workers by estimating proprietor employment. Farm proprietors’ employment is a count of operators running sole proprietorship and partnership farms estimated from U.S. Department

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of Agriculture data. It is important to look at proprietors’ employment for the agriculture industry because the vast majority of agriculture workers are proprietors. BEA data likely does not include a complete count of all migrant, undocumented, or seasonal workers. In addition, the BEA does not count unpaid workers. The number of farms using migrant workers, and the number of unpaid workers is from the Agricultural Census.

As of 2012, there were 27,288 workers in the agriculture industry in New Mexico. Of these farm workers, approximately 75 percent were proprietors (20,407). In nonfarm industries, about 20 percent of workers were proprietors. Based on Agricultural Census data, approximately 107 farms had hired migrant labor and 19 had hired migrant labor on a contract basis (the number of migrant workers is not available). In addition, the Census reported that 12,120 of New Mexico farms had unpaid workers, amounting to 28,701 unpaid workers, overall. While BEA and the Census are not directly comparable, information from each source provides a better outlook on difficult-to-measure agriculture employment.

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the variety or range of commodities produced, farm size, and number of proprietors, however, also contributes to the demand for farm workers. There does appear to be a connection between proprietor employment and market values and cash receipts of products sold. Seven of the 10 counties with the greatest market values and cash receipts were amongst the counties with the lowest percentages of proprietors’ employment.

As Exhibit 12 shows, Doña Ana, McKinley, and San Juan counties, the top three counties in the state based on number of farms, had the largest farm employment in New Mexico as of 2012. Doña Ana is a top agricultural producer in the state, and approximately 3,243 workers, or 11.9 percent of all New Mexico farm workers, were employed in the county. McKinley and San Juan counties, where over 90 percent of farm workers were self-employed proprietors, had about 5,000 workers, combined (18.2 percent of all farm employment in the state). The median number of farm workers in New Mexico, as of 2012, was around 670. Of the 10 counties that generated the greatest market values and cash receipts of commodities sold, Luna, Socorro, and Union all had fewer or the same number of workers as the statewide median.

Exhibit 13 provides an illustration of farm employment between 2001 and 2012. Based on total farm employment estimates, employment grew by 12 percent between 2001 and 2012, or 1.1 percent annually. During the same period, total employment grew by 10.2 percent, or 0.9 percent annually. Farm employment share of total employment remained fairly steady between 2001 and 2012. The industry saw drops in share of total employment in the first half of the decade, followed by fairly steady growth between 2006 and 2012.

The concentration of proprietors’ employment in the agriculture industry has increased in recent years. Between 2001 and 2010, proprietors’ employment comprised around 60 percent of total farm employment (on average). Between 2010 and 2012, proprietors’ employment exceeded 70 percent of total farm employment.

While it would appear that farm employment grew faster than total employment, much of the farm employment growth seen in the state can be attributed to changes in data collection methods related to small, minority-owned farms, as opposed to actual new farms and/or farm workers. For example, during the 2007 Agricultural Census, the USDA made a concentrated effort to capture small, minority-owned farms, like those owned by American Indians. An increase in farms reporting data caused the spike in 2007 employment evident in Exhibit 13. Due to changes in data collection efforts, at least some of the employment growth seen in the state during the 11-year period was actually due to new reporting of existing farms, as opposed to new farm operations or new farm workers. In fact, it is possible that reporting changes caused close to all of the measured growth in farm employment in the state.

Exhibit 14 provides employment growth by county between 2001 and 2012. McKinley, Cibola, and San Juan have the largest populations of American

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Indians, and all three counties showed drastic increases in reported farm employment during varying times of the 11-year period. At least some of this growth is related to the USDA’s efforts to collect better information on small, minority farmers. If growth in McKinley, Cibola, and San Juan is removed, the state actually experienced a decline in farm employment over the 11-year period. Outside of these three counties, only nine other counties saw farm employment increase over the period. Lea, De Baca, and Union counties all saw the largest decreases in farm employment.

Even if New Mexico’s employment did decline between 2001 and 2012 (in the case that growth in McKinley, Cibola, and San Juan was not all new employment), the state’s farm employment still did not decline as significantly as the nation’s. Between

2001 and 2012, U.S. farm employment declined by over 14 percent. Nationwide and local employment declines are the result of multiple factors, such as automation of farm processes and increased competition from other countries, especially the U.S.’s bordering neighbors. Based on information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, science and technology have created major changes in farming. Bioengineered crops, more resistant to pests and weather conditions, allow farmers to produce more with less effort. Technological changes in farming equipment and process automation have made production more efficient and less dependent on field workers. For example, branding and vaccinating of herds in ranching operations are mostly mechanized, while the use of GPS and improved transportation systems has reduced the time needed for many ranching tasks. FARM OPERATOR DEMOGRAPHICSThe USDA Agricultural Census collects some information on gender, ethnicity, and race of farm operators, including principal, second, and third operators. This data does differ from that reported by the BEA, but it is a very helpful supplement to understanding the composition of the agricultural workforce. The farm operator is the person who runs the farm, making the day-to-day management decisions. The operator could be an owner, hired manager, cash tenant, share tenant, and/or a partner. If land is rented or worked on shares, the tenant or renter is the operator. The USDA collects data for up to three operators per farm.

As of 2012, about 34 percent of all farm operators were women. As shown in Exhibit 15, the number of women operators increased by 17.5 percent between the 2007 and 2012 censuses. While the number of women operators increased over the 5-year period, their share of total operator employment remained fairly steady. Women are less represented in the principal operator category. As of 2012, approximately 38 percent of all women operators were principal operators. While this represents an increase of nearly 3 percent from 2007, the contrast between women operators and men operators, where 81 percent were -27.9%

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principal operators, is stark. Women’s share of total principal operator employment also decreased slightly between 2007 and 2012; women principal operators comprised about 19 percent of all principal operators in 2012, a decline from about 22 percent in 2007.

New Mexico has a diverse group of agricultural operators that somewhat reflects the racial and ethnic composition of the state. When looking at ethnicity, approximately 13,195 operators (36 percent of all operators) were Spanish/Hispanic/Latino. (See Exhibit 16.) The number of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino operators grew by about 48 percent between 2007 and 2012, and the percentage of these operators of all agricultural operators increased from 29 to 36 percent over the period. This group experienced the

largest and fastest growth of any other minority ethnic or racial group. Spanish/Hispanic/Latino operators are more likely to be principal operators than other groups; 71 percent were the principal operator of the farm in 2012. While the number of principal operators increased, the percentage of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino principal operators decreased. The majority of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino principal operators were also full owners of the farm that they operated.

New Mexico also has a large percentage of American Indian farm operators. Exhibit 16

Women OperatorsNew Mexico, 2007 and 2012

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All Operators 31,201 37,166 19.1%Principal Operator 20,930 24,721 18.1%

Percentage of all Operators 67% 67% --

Women Operators 10,712 12,584 17.5%Principal Operator 4,646 4,777 2.8%


Full Owners 3,992 2,574 -35.5%Part Owners 483 529 9.5%Tenants 171 1,674 878.9%

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Operator Statistics-Ethnicity & RaceNew Mexico, 2007 and 2012

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All Operators 31,201 37,166 19.1%Principal Operators 20,930 24,721 18.1%


Spanish/Hispanic/Latino 8,904 13,195 48.2%Principal Operator 6,475 9,377 44.8%


Full Owners 4,621 7,010 51.7%Part Owners 1,854 2,262 22.0%Tenants 300 475 58.3%

All Races (Principal Operators) 20,930 24,721 18.1%American Indian 4,493 5,202 15.8%Asian 26 29 11.5%Black/African American 50 39 -22.0%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 13 9 -30.8%White 16,234 19,293 18.8%More than One Race 114 149 30.7%

American Indian** 6,611 7,439 12.5%Principal Operator 4,493 5,202 15.8%


Full Owners 4,228 877 -79.3%Part Owners 147 610 315.0%Tenants 118 3,715 3048.3%

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highlights American Indian operators. About 20 percent of all farm operators were American Indian (or Alaskan Native) in 2012. This is a slight decrease from 21 percent in 2007. The number of American Indian farm operators increased by 12.5 percent. As with Spanish/Hispanic/Latino operators, American Indian operators were more likely to be principal operators; as of 2012, 70 percent were principal operators of the farm on which they were employed, and American Indian principal operators represented 21 percent of all principal operators. American Indian operators, however, are more likely to be tenants as opposed to full or part owners. Finally, American Indian operators are more likely to be women than other racial groups. As of 2012, 40 percent of all American Indian operators were women, compared to 38 percent across all racial groups.

Exhibit 17 provides a breakdown of farm operators by age group. The average farm operator was 58 years old in 2012, with the average principal operator being 61 years old. The majority of operators, principal or not, are over the age of 55. Operators under the age of 34, however, increased quickly between 2007 and 2012; as of 2012, this group of operators represented 10 percent of all operators in New Mexico. This variation in age of operators is very

interesting, as there are few operators between 35 and 54 years old. The aging of farm operators has been a long-term trend measured by the Agricultural Census. The younger operators are second and third operators, while the likelihood that an operator will be a principal operator increases as the age of the operator increases.

OCCUPATIONS & WAGESThe Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program measures occupations and occupational wages. There are nine agriculture-related occupations defined by OES. Exhibit 18 lists these agricultural occupations and their corresponding average and median annual wage (as of May 2013). Note that for New Mexico, wages for animal breeders and all other agricultural workers are suppressed. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers earned the highest average wage ($50,810 as of 2013). The average wage for supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers, as well as the wage for agricultural inspectors, was close to the all-occupation average

Operators by AgeNew Mexico, 2007 and 2012

All Principal Pct All Principal Pct All PrincipalUnder 25 Years 516 131 25.4% 663 218 32.9% 28.5% 66.4%25 to 34 years 1,598 687 43.0% 2,069 982 47.5% 29.5% 42.9%35 to 44 years 35 19 54.7% 34 19 55.4% -3.3% -2.1%45 to 54 years 75 47 61.7% 77 47 60.8% 1.7% 0.2%55 to 64 years 8,257 5,779 70.0% 10,507 7,070 67.3% 27.2% 22.3%65 to 74 years 6,069 4,691 77.3% 7,921 5,916 74.7% 30.5% 26.1%65 years and older 3,678 3,053 83.0% 4,911 3,977 81.0% 33.5% 30.3%

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Occupations & Wages of Agricultural WorkersNew Mexico, May 2013

Average MedianFarmers, Ranchers & Other Agricultural Managers $50,810 $51,120Supervisors of Farming, Fishing & Forestry Workers $35,540 $33,110Agricultural Inspectors $38,000 $37,010Animal Breeders ** **Graders & Sorters-Agricultural Products $18,850 $18,200Agricultural Equipment Operators $20,020 $19,210Farmworkers & Laborers-Crop, Nursery & Greenhouse $19,100 $18,340Farmworkers-Farm, Ranch & Aquacultural Animals $29,000 $30,070All Other Agricultural Workers ** **

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of $41,470. The lowest paying farming-related occupation was crop, nursery, and greenhouse farmworkers and laborers. The average annual wage was $19,100 as of May 2013. When looking at wages for the larger farming, forestry, fishing, and hunting occupational group, New Mexico was ranked forty-eighth in the nation for average annual wage, following Arizona, California, and Florida. The top paying states/areas for farming, forestry, fishing, and hunting occupations were the District of Columbia, Alaska, Nevada, and Delaware.

Note that Alaska’s ranking is likely reflective of the large fishing and hunting industry.

Commodity Details The following charts provide information on major commodity groups and detailed commodities produced in New Mexico. Data on major producing counties is provided when available. Exhibit 19 lists the major commodity groups, number of farms, number of livestock, amount

Statistics for Major Commodity Groups and Top Producing CountiesNew Mexico, 2012

Commodity Farms 1st 2nd 3rd TotalBeef Cows 11,004 461,595 Chaves San Miguel LeaNumber -- 6.3% 4.8% 4.6% 15.7% 32Milk Cows 410 318,878 Chaves Curry RooseveltNumber -- 23.8% 23.2% 16.0% 63.0% 30Hogs and Pigs 211 1,294 Valencia San Juan SandovalNumber -- 13.8% 7.6% 7.4% 28.7% 29Sheep and Lambs 3,385 89,745 McKinley San Juan ChavesNumber -- 26.2% 21.5% 11.9% 59.6% 32Layers 1,768 66,653 San Juan Valencia BernalilloNumber -- 3.9% 3.5% 3.4% 10.8% 32Corn for Grain 132 33,101 Union Lea SocorroBushels 6,348,748 29.0% 3.4% 0.6% 33.0% 20Corn for Silage or Greenchop 300 81,866 Chaves Torrance CurryTons 1,918,665 18.9% 13.3% 12.8% 45.0% 17Wheat for Grain 264 87,504 Curry Roosevelt LeaBushels 2,613,145 28.0% 10.2% 7.4% 45.6% 20Winter Wheat for Grain 255 86,434 Curry Lea UnionBushels 2,581,809 28.4% 7.5% 7.1% 43.0% 20Oats for Grain 27 158 Sandoval Bernalillo San JuanBushels 7,924 13.1% 3.8% 3.2% 20.1% 8Sorghum for Grain 114 19,445 Curry Luna RooseveltBushels 751,733 63.4% 20.7% 9.3% 93.4% 13Sorghum for Silage or Greenchop 76 17,288 Curry Roosevelt ChavesTons 233,781 44.8% 24.1% 14.4% 83.2% 13All Cotton 195 39,994 Lea Doña Ana EddyBales 87,541 43.2% 21.5% 14.7% 79.3% 9Forage 6,578 343,032 Doña Ana Chaves San JuanTons 1,441,883 11.6% 11.5% 11.2% 34.3% 33Sunflower Seed 6 7 Sandoval n/a n/aPounds 7,000 100.0% n/a n/a 100.0% 1Peanuts for Nuts 21 6,652 Lea Roosevelt n/aPounds 18,714,380 64.7% 35.3% n/a 100.0% 2Vegetables Harvested for Sale 2,085 28,162 San Juan Doña Ana LunaAcres -- 29.2% 23.8% 14.6% 67.7% 29Land in Orchards 3,443 45,722 Doña Ana Eddy ChavesAcres -- 63.4% 10.7% 6.6% 80.7% 30

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of crop commodity, acreage, top producing counties, and number of producing counties. Exhibit 20, 21, and 22 provide information on the top producing counties by detailed commodity. Due to large amounts of data suppression, data on total production of detailed commodities is not

included. To see if information on farms, acreage, and amount are available, you can view the entire Agricultural Census report for New Mexico at: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Full_Report/Volume_1,_Chapter_1_State_Level/New_Mexico/.

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CommodityField CropsBarley for Grain (Bushels) Chaves -- --Canola (Lbs) San Juan -- --Corn for Grain (Bushels) San Juan Union <>Upland Cotton (Bales) Lea Doña Ana EddyPima Cotton (Bales) Doña Ana <> <>Dry Edible Beans (Cwt) San Juan <> <>Dry Edible Peas (Cwt) Curry -- --Oats for Grain (Bushels) Mora <> <>Peanuts for Nuts (Lbs) Lea Roosevelt --Popcorn (Lbs, Shelled) Santa Fe San Juan --Proso Millet (Bushels) Luna -- --Rye for Grain (Bushels) Valencia -- --Sorghum for Grain (Bushels) Curry Luna RooseveltSoybeans for Beans (Bushels) San Miguel -- --Sunflower Seed, Oil & Non-Oil Varieties (Lbs) Sandoval -- --Winter Wheat for Grain (Bushels) Curry Lea UnionDurum Wheat for Grain (Bushels) Roosevelt -- --

Field and Grass Seed CropsAlfalfa (Lbs) Bernalillo Chaves EddyBermuda (Lbs) Doña Ana -- --Fescue (Lbs) Santa Fe -- --

Forage (Hay, Haylage, Grass Silage, Greenchop) Doña Ana Chaves San JuanAlfalfa Hay (Dry, Tons) San Juan Doña Ana ChavesSmall Grain Hay (Dry, Tons) Curry Lea ChavesOther Tame Hay (Dry, Tons)** Rio Arriba Colfax SocorroWild Hay (Dry, Tons) Guadalupe Roosevelt CurryHaylage for Greenchop from Alfalfa (Green, Tons) Roosevelt Socorro CurryOther Haylage, Grass (Green, Tons)** Curry Roosevelt Doña AnaCorn for Silage or Greenchop (Tons) Chaves Torrance CurrySorghum for Silage or Greenchop (Tons) Curry Roosevelt ChavesNotes:-- Counties shown are the only counties reporting production of the commodity.<>Due to suppressed data, not all of the top counties could be listed.//Production in remaining counties is very small and is not shown, even if the county is among the top three producers.**Due to suppressed data, the top counties represent general lists and may 'exclude one or more other top counties where production is not available.

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The latest business news (new and updated stories from March 2014 through May 2014) gathered from published articles, government documents, private- and public-sector news releases, and reports from local New Mexico Workforce Connection Centers. In most cases, information is not verified for accuracy.

Business Expansion

Business Openings Business Contraction

Business Closing

Statewide Verizon Wireless, currently

employing more than 1,300 in New Mexico, will add about 225 retail and customer service positions by mid-year at stores and call center locations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

Central RegionBERNALILLO COUNTY

”Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul,” starring Bob Odenkirk, will begin production in June in and around Albuquerque, employing 75 to 90 New Mexico crew members.

Bubba’s 33, owned by casual dining chain Texas Roadhouse, plans to open a new 8,700-square-foot eatery, featuring pizza, hamburgers, and beer, in December along Pan American Freeway in Albuquerque, employing about 140.

HME Specialists, a provider of home medical equipment and supplies and infusion therapy services, opened a 37,000-square-foot complex on Albuquerque’s West Side that is expected to employ 40 to 60 people.

“Blood Father,” a thriller starring Mel Gibson and Erin Moriarty, was set to film from mid-May through June in and around Albuquerque, employing about 150 locals as crew members, 10 as actors, and 500 as background talent.

Bonefish Grill, a national restaurant chain specializing in market-fresh fish and wood-grilled specialties, will open its first New Mexico location this summer in Albuquerque’s Coronado Center, employing about 100.

CBS Television Studios scheduled principal photography to begin around mid-March in

Albuquerque for the sci-fi television pilot “The Messengers,” employing about 150 area residents as crew members and more than 100 as actors and extras.

Pavilion Construction, general contractor for the 198-unit Glenrio Apartments development near West Mesa High School, the biggest low-income tax-credit apartment project in New Mexico since 2003, expects construction at the site to create 160 jobs.

Denver-based Tokyo Joe’s, an Asian-style fast-food chain with about 30 locations in Colorado, each employing about 20 people, plans to open as many as ten franchise operations in the Albuquerque area.

LongHorn Steakhouse will open its first New Mexico location May 19 on Albuquerque’s West Side, next to Costco and across from

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REGIONAL BUSINESS NEWSCottonwood Mall, employing 80 to 100.

Nordstrom Rack in late 2015 will open a 33,500-square-foot store, its first in New Mexico, at Winrock Town Center. The Texas Workforce Commission’s TRACER system lists an employee size range of 50–99 for most of that state’s Nordstrom Rack stores.

APS for the first time in several years expects to add teachers—about 80 for next school year—in response to legislation passed last month requiring school districts to comply with statutory class-size limits within the next three years.

Vitality Works, an herbal supplements manufacturer located in northwest Albuquerque, will add 50 new employees to its 120-person workforce to meet growing demand for its products.

Sitel’s Albuquerque call center will expand its more than 700-person workforce by 270 (with 150 permanent and 120 temporary positions) to provide services for a global satellite television client.

SANDOVAL COUNTY Dion’s pizza chain broke

ground on a 5,300-square-foot restaurant in Rio Rancho’s Cabezon Commons, on Unser Boulevard between Southern and Westside Boulevards, that is scheduled to open this fall with 65 to 70 employees.

T.J. Maxx will open a new store in late 2015 or early 2016 in Rio Rancho’s Plaza at Enchanted Hills, near the intersection of NM 528 and US 550. The NMDWS LASER system lists an employee size range of 50–99 for the Albuquerque T.J. Maxx location.

Dallas-based Alliance Data Systems will add about 200 employees at its Rio Rancho customer care center, expanding the workforce to nearly 700, to support a growing client base.

Sandoval County planned to hold a lottery drawing on April 8 to fill 100 available slots in its 2014 Summer Youth Employment program. Participating 15- to 17-years-olds will work 20 hours a week for government and not-for-profit employers from June 2 through July 25.

Eastern RegionEDDY COUNTY

Rangeland Energy has started construction on its Rangeland Integrated Oil System (RIO System) in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas, which will include a 300-acre rail terminal, known as the RIO Hub, near Loving that will employ about 50.

LEA COUNTY Pilot Flying J opened a new

Pilot Travel Center, its eighth statewide, in Hobbs on May 12, employing more than 70.

DCP Midstream will build a second natural gas processing plant in Lea County to service southeast New Mexico and west Texas producers. The project will create about 150 construction jobs and, when operational in the first half of 2015, 30 permanent positions.

Heartland Care of Hobbs, which last year lost its federal Medicare certification, notified the New Mexico Department of Health in late March of its intent to close. The NMDWS LASER system lists the operation’s employee size range at 50–99.

UNION COUNTY Triangle Gallegos plans to

build a 285-turbine wind farm west of Clayton that could eventually produce 500 megawatts of electricity. The project would be built in two phases beginning in 2015, creating 400 construction jobs and 20 permanent positions.

Northern RegionCIBOLA COUNTY

PNM, as part of its 2014 Renewable Energy Plan, will build a $14 million, 7.6-megawatt solar energy center in Cibola County that is scheduled to be fully operational by December. The construction phase will employ 150 to 200 workers.

LOS ALAMOS COUNTY New Mexico’s first Smith’s

Marketplace is slated to open July

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16 at the Trinity Site development in Los Alamos, employing 270—more than double the number at the existing Smith’s Food and Drug location.

MCKINLEY COUNTY Construction of the $19.6

million Tohlakai Pumping Plant, part of the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project, will soon be under way, taking about 26 months to complete and creating around 140 direct and indirect jobs. The facility will be located about eight miles north of Gallup.

SAN JUAN COUNTY Farmington will be home to a

new McDonald’s restaurant (the city’s third but first on its west side) by the end of May. The 5,400-square-foot eatery will employ about 70.

SANTA FE COUNTY The Drury Plaza Hotel Santa Fe

is set to open this summer in the former St. Vincent Hospital location downtown, employing about 50, with an on-site restaurant hiring 35 to 40 more.

Production of the one-hour drama series “Manhattan,”

focusing on the scientists who participated in the 1940s Manhattan Project, was set to begin by late March in and around Santa Fe, employing 200 area residents as crew members and 3,000 as actors and extras.

Southwestern RegionDOÑA ANA COUNTY

ERO Resources, a container storage and mechanical services company for rail-related operations, will hire up to 50 people in the next three years at a new terminal to be located near the Union Pacific facility in Santa Teresa.

Union Pacific announced plans for a grand opening ceremony on May 28, a year ahead of schedule, at its $400 million intermodal facility in Santa Teresa that is expected to employ about 600 people by 2025.

Germany-based CertoPlast, a manufacturer of adhesive tapes for automotive wire harnesses, will open its first North American

facility in Las Cruces’ West Mesa Industrial Park, creating 100 jobs.

Doña Ana County commissioners approved a $2.75 million incentive package enabling Turkish company CN Wire to proceed with plans for a copper wire manufacturing plant in Santa Teresa that will create at least 195 full-time jobs by July 1, 2017.

Home Instead Senior Care, an in-home elder care provider, will add 50 new caregivers this year to serve clients in the Las Cruces area.

L&M Radiator, citing declining global demand, closed its Las Cruces manufacturing facility after less than three years in operation, eliminating about 70 jobs. The company produces and distributes industrial radiators and heat exchangers.

LUNA COUNTY Mizkan, which recently hired

60 employees, likely for stored-product processing at its Deming plant, will add about 700 seasonal workers by mid-summer for this year’s chile harvest.

SOCORRO COUNTY Work on the first two phases

of the U.S. Corps of Engineers’ Rio Grande Floodway levee project is set to begin late this year and be completed in one to two years, creating an estimated 58 to 70 full-time construction jobs.

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This section provides information on the following three separate labor market measurements for each region and county in New Mexico:

EMPLOYMENT• Historicalyear-over-year

percentage changes in employment for January 2009 through December 2013.

•Year-over-yearchangesinemployment for the most recent quarter for which data is available (fourth quarter 2013).

• Informationonindustriesthat experienced the largest employment changes (gains or losses) for the most recent quarter for which data is available. When applicable, it is noted when employment changes were due to a one-time location or code change in a particular industry in the Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW) program. One-time code changes represent updates to the categorization of the data and not necessarily actual job losses or gains. These changes are referred to as “non-economic data changes.” Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), historical up to fourth quarter 2013 data.bb

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE• Themostrecent

unemployment rate available (May 2014) compared to the previous month (April 2014)

and the same month for the previous year (May 2013). Rates presented are all non-seasonally adjusted.Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS).

AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGES:• Amapshowingtherange

of average weekly wages for each county by region for the most recent month for which data is available (December 2013).Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). d

Note that percentage changes in year-over-year employment can appear significantly large in small counties. A county’s population and employment size will contribute to more drastic percentage changes, while numerical changes remain small. It is important to be aware that year-over-year employment fluctuations from quarter to quarter are typically expected (often in relation to seasonality and other factors) and an evaluation of long-term trends would require a historical analysis beyond the most recent quarter.

Central Region Economic DataThe Central Region experienced over-the-year employment losses in the fourth quarter of 2013 (0.1 percent, or 385 jobs). All four counties had been experiencing trending improvement in employment changes over the year, throughout 2012. Over-

the-year employment growth slowed for all four counties in 2013, with over-the-year growth reaching negative levels once again for Torrance, Sandoval, and, most recently, Valencia counties. Bernalillo’s over-the-year rate of growth hovered around 0 percent in the last quarter of 2013. Non-economic data changes caused over-the-year growth to vary widely throughout 2012 in both Valencia and Torrance counties. Both counties once again experienced over-the-year growth rates more in line with 2011 levels in 2013, as non-economic data changes were fully absorbed into the data set. The non-economic data changes in these two counties did not necessarily reflect job losses or gains in total.

The Central Region’s unemployment rate in May 2014 (6.1 percent) was higher than that of the state as a whole (5.9 percent). Valencia County saw its unemployment rate increase between April and May, Bernalillo and Sandoval saw their rates remain the same, and Torrance County saw its rate decrease. All four counties experienced a decline in their unemployment rate over the year.

BERNALILLO COUNTYBernalillo County employment was roughly the same in the fourth quarter of 2013 as in the same quarter the previous year, with employment hovering around 314,125. Gains were largest in health care and finance

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and insurance, while losses were primarily seen in federal government and wholesale trade. The unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in May 2014, unchanged from April and down from 6.7 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $836.

SANDOVAL COUNTYOver the year, Sandoval County employment declined by 1.2 percent (360 jobs). Losses were largest in manufacturing and information, while gains were largest in health care. Sandoval’s unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in May 2014, unchanged

from April and down from 7.4 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $791.

TORRANCE COUNTYOver the year, Torrance County employment declined by 2.5 percent less (80 jobs). Real losses were largest in local government,

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Central Region Change in EmploymentYear-Over-Year Percentage, Jan 09 to Dec 13

*See regional text for additional information.

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while gains were largest in retail trade. Torrance’s unemployment rate was 6.9 percent in May 2014, down from April’s rate of 7.2 percent and down from 7.9 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $603.

VALENCIA COUNTYValencia County employment was roughly the same in the fourth quarter of 2013 as in the same quarter the previous year, with employment hovering around 13,500. Real gains were largest in accommodation and food services, while losses were largest in health care. Valencia’s unemployment rate was 6.8 percent in May 2014, up from 6.6 percent in April but down from 7.6 percent reached a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $586.

Eastern Region Economic DataThe Eastern Region experienced over-the-year employment growth of 0.6 percent (approximately 810 jobs) in the fourth quarter of 2013. The region has been growing the fastest of all regions in the state, with over-the-year growth exceeding 2.0 percent in the previous four quarters and exceeding 1.0 percent in at least the last six quarters. The growth experienced in the fourth quarter of 2013 represented a slowing of growth for the region. Activity in the mining industry, particularly in Lea and Eddy counties, is primarily responsible for this growth. Growth in these two counties, combined with

extremely small gains in Harding and Guadalupe, countered losses experienced in the eight remaining counties in the region. Employment losses were largest, numerically, in Otero, Chaves, and Roosevelt counties. Employment losses in Otero followed several quarters of gains, while over-the-year losses in Chaves have been persistent since late 2011. Employment growth in Roosevelt hovered around 0 percent for most of 2013. Over-the-year employment growth has been trending downwards at varying rates in nearly all of the eastern counties. Positively, over-the-year job losses in Chaves County slowed somewhat during the year.

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Sandoval$791

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was much lower than the statewide rate (5.9 percent) in May 2014. The unemployment rate increased in two counties, decreased in five counties, and remained fairly unchanged in five counties between April and May. All 12 eastern counties saw a decrease in their unemployment rate over the year. Guadalupe County saw the largest decline in its unemployment rate over the year (1.9 percentage points).

CHAVES COUNTYOver the year, Chaves County employment declined 1.2 percent (250 jobs). Most of the losses and gains in Chaves were due to non-economic data changes. Losses were largest in agriculture and construction, while gains were largest in mining and retail trade. Chaves’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in May 2014, close to the 5.5 percent rate seen in April

and down from 6.1 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $645. CURRY COUNTYOver the year, Curry County employment declined by 0.7 percent (115 jobs). Losses were largest in health care and administrative and waste services, while gains were largest in accommodation and food services. Curry’s unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in May 2014, close to the 4.2 percent rate seen in April and down from 4.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $655.

DE BACA COUNTYDe Baca County employment was roughly the same in the fourth quarter of 2013 as in the same quarter the previous year (a decline of 1.2 percent represents very few jobs). Losses

were largest, albeit still small, in construction and health care, while gains, which were also very small, were largest in retail trade. De Baca’s unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in May 2014, down from 4.3 percent in April and 4.3 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $749.

EDDY COUNTYOver the year, Eddy County employment increased by 3.1 percent (815 jobs). Gains were largest in mining, while losses, which were comparatively smaller, were largest in health care. Eddy’s unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in May 2014, unchanged from April and down from 3.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $1,001.

GUADALUPE COUNTYOver the year, Guadalupe

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Eastern Region Change in EmploymentTop 4 Populated CountiesYear-Over-Year Percentage, Jan 09 to Dec 13

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County employment increased by 1.8 percent (20 jobs). Gains were largest in health care and no industry reported significant losses. Guadalupe’s unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in May 2014, unchanged from April and down from 8.4 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $518.

HARDING COUNTYHarding County employment was roughly the same in the third quarter of 2013 as in the same quarter the previous year (a 4.1 percent increase equates to very few jobs). Gains and losses, which were both small, were largest in construction and local government, respectively. Harding’s unemployment rate was 2.7 percent in May 2014, down from 3.3 percent in April and 3.2 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $745.

LEA COUNTYOver the year, Lea County employment increased by 3.8 percent (1,180 jobs). Gains were largest in mining and construction, while losses, which were much smaller, were largest in transportation and warehousing. Lea’s unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in May 2014, close to the 3.4 percent rate seen in April and down from 3.9 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $1,023.

LINCOLN COUNTYOver the year, Lincoln County employment decreased by 2.1 percent (135 jobs). Real losses were largest in arts and entertainment, followed by transportation and warehousing. Gains were largest in construction. Lincoln’s unemployment rate was 4.3

percent in May 2014, down from 4.9 percent in April and 5.2 percent seen in May of the previous year. The average weekly wage was $577.

OTERO COUNTYOver the year, Otero County employment decreased by 2.4 percent (430 jobs). Losses were largest in accommodation and food services and local government (some of which was seasonal). Losses were largest in administrative and waste services. Otero’s unemployment rate was 5.2 percent in May 2014, up from 5.0 percent in April but down from 6.0 percent the previous year. The average weekly wage was $662.

QUAY COUNTYOver the year, Quay County employment declined by 2.4 percent (65 jobs). Losses were

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Eastern Region Change in EmploymentMid-Populated CountiesYear-Over-Year Percentage, Jan 09 to Dec 13

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largest in construction, while gains were largest in wholesale trade. Quay’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in May 2014, down from 5.0 percent in April and 5.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $575.

ROOSEVELT COUNTYOver the year, Roosevelt County employment declined by 2.8

percent (180 jobs). Losses were largest in state government (some of which was seasonal), while gains were largest in retail trade. Roosevelt’s unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in May 2014, up from 4.0 percent in April but down from 4.8 the previous year. The average weekly wage was $587.

UNION COUNTYOver the year, Union County employment declined by 1.7 percent (20 jobs). Losses were largest in health care and accommodation and food services; no industry reported significantly large real gains in employment. Union’s unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in May 2014, down

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from 4.4 percent in April and 4.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $622.

Northern Region County NewsThe Northern Region experienced over-the-year employment losses of 1.3 percent (approximately 2,485 jobs) in the fourth quarter of 2013. Six of the counties experienced

over-the-year losses, while four experienced job gains. Colfax, San Miguel, Santa Fe, and Taos served as drivers of over-the-year job growth in 2013, with all four counties seeing positive growth since at least the fourth quarter of 2012. San Juan’s over-the-year losses followed five quarters of positive growth. Rio Arriba, which experienced negative over-the-year growth in the last two quarters of 2013, also experienced five consecutive

quarters of employment gains prior to its losses. Los Alamos and McKinley counties have seen the largest and most consistent over-the-year job losses. McKinley, Cibola, and Mora counties were in their fourth consecutive quarter of losses as of the fourth quarter of 2013, with McKinley losing the largest number of jobs. Los Alamos’s over-the-year losses have been fairly persistent since mid-2010.

Average Weekly WagesEastern Region, Fourth Quarter 2013

Chaves$645

Lincoln$577

Otero$622

Lea$1,023

Eddy$1,001

Harding$745

Union$622

De Baca$749

Roosevelt$587

Curry$655

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The Northern Region’s unemployment rate (5.9 percent) was the same as that of the state in May 2014. Three counties saw their unemployment rate decline, four saw their rate increase, and three saw little to no change in their unemployment rate between April and May. The unemployment rate in all 10 northern counties declined over the year. Colfax County experienced the largest decline (1.2 percentage points).

CIBOLA COUNTYOver the year, Cibola County employment declined by 2.5 percent (200 jobs). Losses were largest in health care and federal government, while gains were largest in retail trade. Cibola’s unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in May 2014, up from 5.6

percent in April but down from 6.1 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $680.

COLFAX COUNTYOver the year, employment in Colfax County increased by 0.6 percent (30 jobs). Real gains were largest in accommodation and food services, while real losses were largest in local government. Colfax’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in May 2014, down from 6.5 percent in April and 6.8 percent the previous year. The average weekly wage was $602.

LOS ALAMOS COUNTYOver the year, Los Alamos County employment declined by 2.9 percent (460 jobs). Losses were largest in professional, scientific, and technical services, while gains were largest, but comparatively small, in the other

services industry. Los Alamos’s unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in May 2014, up from 3.2 percent in April but down from 3.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $1,539.

MCKINLEY COUNTYOver the year, McKinley County employment declined by 4.3 percent (925 jobs). Losses were largest in local government and health care; no industry reported significantly large real gains. McKinley’s unemployment rate was 8.3 percent in May 2014, close to the 8.2 percent rate seen in April and down from 8.9 percent in May 2013. The average weekly wage was $623.

MORA COUNTYOver the year, Mora County employment declined by 4.7 percent (35 jobs). Losses were

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largest in construction, albeit still small; no industry reported significantly large gains. Mora’s unemployment rate was 12.0 percent in May 2014, down from 13.4 percent in April and 12.9 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $581.

RIO ARRIBA COUNTYOver the year, Rio Arriba County employment declined by 3.0 percent (290 jobs). Real losses were largest in retail trade, with larger losses in local government due to non-economic data changes. Gains were largest in health care. Rio Arriba’s unemployment rate was 7.0 percent in May 2014, down from 7.3 percent in April and 8.0 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $628.

SAN JUAN COUNTYOver the year, San Juan County employment declined by 2.0 percent (1,035 jobs). Losses were largest in construction and local government; no industry reported significantly large real gains. San Juan’s unemployment rate was 5.7 percent in May 2014, unchanged from April and down from 6.4 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $873.

SAN MIGUEL COUNTYOver the year, San Miguel employment increased by 1.5 percent (120 jobs). Unfortunately, the majority of gains were due to non-economic data changes. Losses were largest in local government. San Miguel’s unemployment rate was 5.9

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5.9

5.9

6.1

Los Alamos

Santa Fe

Colfax

San Juan

Cibola

San Miguel

Rio Arriba

McKinley

Taos

Mora

Northern

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Unemployment RatesNorthern RegionApr/May 2014 & Over the Year

May-14Apr-14May-13

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were largest in health care and administrative and waste services. Taos’s unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in May 2014, up from 8.6 percent in April and down from 9.5 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $587.

Southwestern Region County NewsEmployment in the Southwestern Region remained roughly the same between the fourth quarters of 2012 and 2013; the region saw employment change by less than 50. Growth in Doña Ana has led growth, overall, in the region, with five consecutive quarters of positive over-the-year employment growth as of fourth quarter 2013. Growth in the fourth quarter of 2013, however, was slower than previous quarters. Sierra and

Luna counties also saw more over-the-year job growth in 2012 and 2013; each county experienced positive over-the-year growth in five out of eight quarters. Catron County experienced consistent overall increases in employment over the two years (all eight quarters throughout 2012 and 2013), apart from a couple of months of over-the-year losses, although numerical job gains were small for this less populated county. Over-the-year job losses were greatest in Grant and Socorro counties in 2013. Like the other three regions in New Mexico, over-the-year employment growth slowed or became generally more negative in most southwestern counties in 2013.The Southwestern Regions unemployment rate (7.2 percent) was higher than that of the state as a whole (5.9 percent) in May 2014. The region has historically

percent in May 2014, up from 5.7 percent in April but down from 6.5 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $566.

SANTA FE COUNTYOver the year, Santa Fe County employment increased by 0.3 percent (180 jobs). Real gains were largest in construction and administrative and waste services, while real losses were largest in professional, scientific, and technical services and retail trade. Santa Fe’s unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in May 2014, close to the 4.6 percent rate seen in April and down from 5.2 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $946.

TAOS COUNTY Over the year, Taos County employment increased by 1.2 percent (125 jobs). Real gains were largest in arts and entertainment and accommodation and food services (some of which was seasonal), while real losses

Average Weekly WagesNorthern Region, Fourth Quarter 2013

Los Alamos$1,539 Santa

Fe$946

Rio Arriba$628

Taos$587

Colfax$602

Mora$581

San Miguel$566

San Juan$873

McKinley$623

Cibola$680

Northern Region: $866New Mexico: $814

$800 to $1,800$700 to $799$600 to $699$500 to $599$400 to $499

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had some of the highest unemployment rates of the four regions. The unemployment rate declined in five counties, increased in one (Socorro), and remained fairly unchanged in one (Doña Ana) between April and May of 2014. The unemployment rate decreased in all seven counties over the year. Decreases were largest in Luna County (1.5 percentage points).

CATRON COUNTYCatron County employment was roughly the same in the fourth quarter of 2013 as in the same quarter the previous year (a 0.6 percent decrease equates to very few jobs). Both gains and losses were mostly due to non-economic data changes. Catron’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in May 2014, down from 5.1 percent in April and 5.4 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $512.

DOÑA ANA COUNTYOver the year, Doña Ana County employment increased by 0.8 percent (540 jobs). Gains were largest in accommodation and food services and construction, while losses were largest in agriculture and manufacturing. Doña Ana’s unemployment rate was 6.7 percent in May 2014,

close to the 6.8 percent rate seen in April and down from 7.5 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $677.

GRANT COUNTYOver the year, Grant County employment declined by 3.1 percent (300 jobs). Losses were largest in local government and accommodation and food services, while the largest real gains were seen in mining. Grant’s unemployment rate was 5.8 percent in May 2014, down from 6.0 percent in April and 6.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $730.

HIDALGO COUNTYOver the year, Hidalgo County employment declined by 4.5 percent (80 jobs). Losses were largest in agriculture and manufacturing; no industry reported significantly large real gains in employment. Hidalgo’s unemployment rate was 5.4 percent in May 2014, down from 5.7 percent in April and 6.7 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $702.

LUNA COUNTYOver the year, Luna County employment increased by 0.2 percent (approximately 15 jobs). The largest gains occurred in

construction and manufacturing, while the largest losses were seen in agriculture. Luna’s unemployment rate was 16.3 percent in May 2014, down from 17.6 percent in April and 17.8 percent a year earlier. The average weekly wage was $631.

SIERRA COUNTYOver the year, Sierra County employment increased by 1.5 percent (50 jobs). Real gains were largest in health care, while losses were largest in accommodation and food services and local government. Sierra’s unemployment rate was 5.5 percent in May 2014, down from 5.9 percent in April and 6.1 percent in May 2013. The average weekly wage was $540.

SOCORRO COUNTYOver the year, Socorro County employment declined by 3.2 percent (175 jobs). Real losses were largest in accommodation and food services and state government, while the largest gains were in health care. Socorro’s unemployment rate was 4.6 percent in May 2014, up from 4.4 percent in April but down from 5.2 percent in May of the previous year. The average weekly wage was $697.

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-20.0%-16.0%-12.0%

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New Mexico Doña Ana Grant Luna

Southwestern Region Change in EmploymentTop 4 Populated CountiesYear-Over-Year Percentage, Jan 09 to Dec 13

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-12.0%

-8.0%

-4.0%

0.0%

4.0%

8.0%

12.0%

16.0%

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Southwestern Region Change in EmploymentLeast Populated CountiesYear-Over-Year Percentage, Jan 09 to Dec 13

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0.0%

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5.4

5.2

6.7

6.1

6.8

7.5

17.8

8.1

6.6

7.3

5.1

4.4

5.7

5.9

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17.6

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5.9

5.9

4.6

4.6

5.4

5.5

5.8

6.7

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Socorro

Hidalgo

Sierra

Grant

Doña Ana

Luna

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Unemployment RatesSouthwestern RegionApr/May 2014 & Over the Year

May-14Apr-14May-13

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Average Weekly WagesSouthwestern Region, Fourth Quarter 2013

Luna$631

Hidalgo$702

Grant$730

Catron$512

Socorro$697

Sierra$540

Doña Ana$677

S.Western Region: $675New Mexico: $814

$800 to $1,800$700 to $799$600 to $699$500 to $599$400 to $499

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New Mexico Department of Workforce SolutionsEconomic Research & Analysis Bureau (CC 6097)P.O. Box 1928Albuquerque, NM 87103OFFICIAL BUSINESS

Phone: 505-383-2729Fax: 505-383-2739www.dws.state.nm.us

The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions Economic Research & Analysis Bureau (ER&A) collects, develops, analyzes, and publishes labor market information for New Mexico. The Bureau produces statistical and analytical information about trends in industry employment, skill needs, unemployment, occupations in demand, and a range of labor market information used by employers, educators, workers, students, economic developers and policy makers at all levels. Information produced by ER&A is vital as we continue to identify and promote the workforce skills required to drive innovation and keep New Mexico businesses competitive.

To view additional Labor Market Information Publications visit www.dws.state.nm.us/LMI

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