In Luna County, jobs in the utility system construction pay the highest wages

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People with jobs in the utility system construction industry reported the top wages in Luna County for 2006. The average industry job in Luna County received an annual wage of $63,850 in 2nd quarter of 2006. The wage rate is greater than the industry wage in New Mexico of $36,422 and greater than then the wage for jobs in this industry in the US of $48,011.

Other top-pay jobs in Luna County, New Mexico are present in offices of physicians ($49,781), architectural and engineering services ($34,576), offices of real estate agents and brokers ($33,957) and specialized freight trucking ($33,485) industries. Note: For Detail Comparison, Click the Above Graph

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Luna County Wages have increased by 36.4% Since 2001

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Since 2001, industry wages increased in Luna County, New Mexico by a total of 36.4%. This is greater than the growth in average industry wages for New Mexico and greater than the growth in industry wages for the nation as a whole.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Luna County Industry Wages Lag Behind New Mexico, and Wages Lag Behind the United States

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Wages in all industries in Luna County, New Mexico can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 33.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,032. The overall industry wage was less than the national industry average of $40,259.

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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Luna County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Luna County

From the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Gasoline stations industry has added the most employment with 146 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Gasoline stations industry makes up 32.7 percent of the total growth in Luna County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Gasoline stations (146 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (67 new jobs)
3. Traveler accommodation (44 new jobs)
4. Child day care services (31 new jobs)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (25 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Luna County

Given the industries in the area, the Support activities for crop production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 394 jobs. The declines in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 81.7 percent of the jobs lost during the period in Luna County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (394 jobs lost)
2. Vegetable and melon farming (64 jobs lost)
3. Civic and social organizations (10 jobs lost)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (5 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (4 jobs lost)

In Luna County, New Mexico, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 1,066 total jobs from 2001 to 2006.

From the 24 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 8 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 16 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Luna County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Civic and social organizations industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 56.4 percent from 2001 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New Mexico, where the it saw a gain of 1.5 percent. The losses in the Civic and social organizations industry in Luna County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation gained 1.2 in percent of workers in the Civic and social organizations industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Civic and social organizations (56.4 percent decline)
2. Support activities for crop production (46.9 percent decline)
3. Vegetable and melon farming (38.5 percent decline)
4. Lessors of real estate (22 percent decline)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (11.6 percent decline)

Luna County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 346.7 percent from the 2nd quarter of 2001 to the 2nd quarter of 2006. This industry sector in Luna County has added employment faster than the growth seen in the industry for New Mexico, where the industry took a loss of 0.3 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Luna County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 7.9 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (346.7 percent gain)
2. Gasoline stations (227.6 percent gain)
3. Child day care services (146.9 percent gain)
4. Accounting and bookkeeping services (124.6 percent gain)
5. Specialized freight trucking (116.7 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 22.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. This is greater than growth in New Mexico, experiencing a gain of 10.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains felt were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Luna County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Total industry employment has decreased by 3.8 percent from 2005 (2nd Quarter). These figures are greater than growth in the State of New Mexico, which went through a gain of 4.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Luna County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 73.8 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New Mexico, where the industry felt a gain of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in Luna County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.1 percent in terms of employment in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (73.8 percent decline)
2. Civic and social organizations (57.9 percent decline)
3. Residential building construction (42.1 percent decline)
4. Support activities for crop production (33.6 percent decline)
5. RV parks and recreational camps (31.4 percent decline)

Luna County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Architectural and engineering services industry has experienced the largest percentage growth, expanding by 458.3 percent from 2005 to 2006. This industry in Luna County has added employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of New Mexico, where the industry felt a gain of 2.1 percent. The Architectural and engineering services industry in Luna County outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 5.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Architectural and engineering services (458.3 percent gain)
2. Building finishing contractors (123.5 percent gain)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (80.3 percent gain)
4. Private households (47.2 percent gain)
5. Utility system construction (46.7 percent gain)

Out of the 31 4-digit NAICS industries, 11 reported job growth in the duration of the year and 20 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Luna County, New Mexico, the aggregate employment for all industry sectors has decreased by 232 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Luna County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Limited-service eating places industry has grown the most with 21 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 11.5 percent of the total employment growth in Luna County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (21 new jobs)
2. Accounting and bookkeeping services (20 new jobs)
3. Utility system construction (19 new jobs)
4. Architectural and engineering services (18 new jobs)
5. Traveler accommodation (17 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Luna County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Support activities for crop production industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 226 jobs during the period. The employment lost in the Support activities for crop production industry make up 39.8 percent of the total employment decline in Luna County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Support activities for crop production (226 jobs lost)
2. Nonresidential building construction (221 jobs lost)
3. Residential building construction (56 jobs lost)
4. Vegetable and melon farming (29 jobs lost)
5. Civic and social organizations (11 jobs lost)





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Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in Luna County, New Mexico

In Luna County, New Mexico White householders had a median income (2005 Dollars) of $24,985 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 2.7 percent greater than the median in 2000. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Luna County reported an income level of $18,238, this was 25 percent less than the median level for total households in the area. Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 1.1 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $24,051. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $13,325. This median is 45.2 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Luna County, New Mexico recorded a median income of $21,698, this income level is 10.8 percent less than reported value of the areas total household median income for all households.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Luna County, New Mexico can be considered to have a very high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 32.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 57.8 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Luna County, with 53.4 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Luna County was reported to have a very low median income for households of $24,317 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 64.2 percent lower than the median in State of New Mexico of $39,936 and the median is 102.1 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Higher Education in Luna County, New Mexico

In Luna County, New Mexico as reported in the Census of the year 2000, 11.6 percent of the White Alone, 8 percent of Black or African American, 26 percent of the Asian alone and 3.8 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved at least a Bachelors Degree.

Luna County, New Mexico has a less-educated population of the working age, with 10.4 percent of the population over 25 years old having received at least a Bachelors Degree, according to the Decennial Census of 2000. Luna counted a lower percent of the population with at least a Bachelors than the State of New Mexico's proportion of 23.4 percent and a lower percent than the average across the nation of 24.4 percent.

Reported by the 2000 Census in Luna County, New Mexico, the largest educational attainment category for men is the Less than High School category, with 41.4 percent reaching this education level. The female population in Luna have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors or Higher) than men -- 11.6 percent (Men) versus 9.2 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is Less than High School category, with 39 percent of the female population achieving this education level.





Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.

Demographic Profile for Luna County, New Mexico

Luna County, New Mexico has a population base that is comprised of 38.1 percent White, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Asian, and 59.6 percent Hispanic. This area can be considered to have a very high amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 60.9 percent of the population being minorities. This is greater than the State of New Mexico percent of 46.4. Since 2000, Luna has increased the percent of minority population when 58.9 percent of the population was made up of minorities.

The population division of the Census Bureau estimates in 2005 a median age in Luna County, New Mexico to be 37.3 years old. The median age in Luna is greater than the median age in New Mexico of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has seen an increase in this median, when at that time it was 36.9 years of age. With 27.3 percent of the population in the year 2005 being made up of individuals less than 18 years old, Luna can be described as having a relatively high percent of individuals under 18. The working age population group (18-64) has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 53.9 percent of the population within the age category. People 65 years old and older make up 18.8 percent of the total population in the area. Compared to other counties in the US, this represents a medium-high percent of the population.

Luna County, New Mexico had a population of 26,498 in 2005. The total population has increased sharply, since the population in 2000 of 24,993. This growth represents an increase of 6 percent. Luna ranks 10 of 33 counties by growth in total population in New Mexico and the county ranks 948 of 3,141 counties in terms of population growth in the United States.

Since the year 2000, a very high amount of people have migrated to Luna internationally. The migration from outside the US into Luna makes up 3.1 percent of immigration into the State of New Mexico. This percent of immigration can be considered very high when analyzed against the base population in the year 2005 and compared to other counties across the US.

When calculating the total land area, Luna extends a total area of 2965 total square miles. The area has a very low density of 9 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Routt, CO (9 per sq. mile ), Pend Oreille, WA (9 per sq. mile ), Wilkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Pawnee, KS (9 per sq. mile ), Calhoun, AR (9 per sq. mile ), Aitkin, MN (9 per sq. mile ).

Datasource: Population Estimates Program, U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Employment Report for Luna County, New Mexico -- Annual 2005 Industry Summary

Construction is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Luna County, increasing by 279.3 percent. This is greater than the United States industry change in employment of 7.3 percent. The State of New Mexico encountered a change in industry employment of 15 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

In Luna County, Retail Trade, Manufacturing, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 20.1 percent of total employment in the county, making up 1,288 employees. The Manufacturing and Accommodation and food services sectors account for 18.4 and 9.7 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Manufacturing has the largest businesses in Luna County, with the industry averaging 59 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 39 and greater than the State of New Mexico average of 22 for the Manufacturing industry.

In Luna County, Construction, Retail Trade and Manufacturing have the highest US LQ in 2005. The Construction industry has an LQ of 1.47. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Construction sector is 1.47 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Luna County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Construction.









Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).