In McKinley County, jobs in the general freight trucking pay the highest wages

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Employment in the general freight trucking industry wages were the highest in McKinley County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in McKinley County was paid an annual wage of $56,894 in 2006. The annual wage is greater than the average industry wage in the State of New Mexico of $41,991 and greater than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $41,086.

Other high-paying jobs in McKinley County, New Mexico exsists in utility system construction ($47,835), architectural and engineering services ($47,226), office administrative services ($45,952) and offices of physicians ($41,106) industries. Note: Clicking the Above Graphic Displays the Detailed Comparison

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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.

McKinley County Wages have increased by 9.2% Since 2001

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Industry wages, from 2001 to 2006, have increased in McKinley County, New Mexico by a total of 9.2%. This is less than the growth in average industry wages for New Mexico and less than the growth in average wages for the US.

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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.

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

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Wages in all industries in McKinley County, New Mexico can be understood as being medium-high when analyzed with other 2nd quarter of 2006 County wages throughout the state. The average pay is 22.6 percent lower than the state, which was reported to be $32,032. The overall industry wage was less than the industry average in the US 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.

McKinley County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Given the 51 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 29 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in McKinley County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Offices of physicians industry faced the greatest employment loss with a total loss of 118 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Offices of physicians industry make up 19.4 percent of the total employment decline in McKinley County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (118 jobs lost)
2. Gasoline stations (111 jobs lost)
3. Outpatient care centers (71 jobs lost)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (59 jobs lost)
5. Furniture stores (51 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in McKinley County

The Individual and family services industry has brought the most jobs with a total of 550 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 34.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in McKinley County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (550 new jobs)
2. Limited-service eating places (231 new jobs)
3. Full-service restaurants (155 new jobs)
4. Utility system construction (151 new jobs)
5. Residential building construction (80 new jobs)

In McKinley County, New Mexico, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,047 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2001 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

McKinley County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Individual and family services industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 381.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in McKinley County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Mexico, where it saw a gain of 33 percent. The Individual and family services industry in McKinley County outpaced the national average, which felt a gained 35 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (381.7 percent gain)
2. Utility system construction (277.3 percent gain)
3. Residential building construction (140.1 percent gain)
4. Professional and similar organizations (126.3 percent gain)
5. General freight trucking (99.0 percent gain)

Total employment has increased by 8 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). These figures are less than percent in the State of New Mexico, which experienced a gain of 10.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2001. The gains the area experienced were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

McKinley County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Offices of physicians industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 83.7 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter) to 2006 (2nd Quarter). These losses have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of New Mexico, where the industry sector experienced a gain of 21 percent. The losses in the Offices of physicians industry in McKinley County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States gained 12.4 in percent of jobs in the Offices of physicians industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Offices of physicians (83.7 percent decline)
2. Printing and related support activities (55.3 percent decline)
3. Furniture stores (54.3 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (54.1 percent decline)
5. Private households (45.5 percent decline)





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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.

McKinley County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In McKinley County, New Mexico, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has decreased by 56 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Of the 61 4-digit NAICS industries, 32 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 26 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in McKinley County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 77 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Nonresidential building construction industry make up 19.7 percent of the employment lost during the period in McKinley County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (77 jobs lost)
2. Full-service restaurants (52 jobs lost)
3. Limited-service eating places (33 jobs lost)
4. Automobile dealers (30 jobs lost)
5. Depository credit intermediation (25 jobs lost)

Total One-Year Employment Growth in McKinley County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Individual and family services industry has grown the most with 40 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Individual and family services industry makes up 16.7 percent of the total employment growth in McKinley County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Individual and family services (40 new jobs)
2. Gasoline stations (32 new jobs)
3. Shoe stores (29 new jobs)
4. Residential building construction (23 new jobs)
5. Building equipment contractors (22 new jobs)

McKinley County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Book, periodical, and music stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 75.6 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in McKinley County has added employment faster than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New Mexico, where it saw a loss of 6.3 percent. The Book, periodical, and music stores industry in McKinley County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 5.1 percent.

Top 5 Industries
1. Book, periodical, and music stores (75.6 percent gain)
2. Shoe stores (42.8 percent gain)
3. Building foundation and exterior contractors (20.4 percent gain)
4. Residential building construction (20.4 percent gain)
5. Other amusement and recreation industries (20.0 percent gain)

McKinley County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Nonresidential building construction industry has lost the biggest percent of jobs, losing 42.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry has seen in the New Mexico, where the industry felt a gain of 4.6 percent. The losses in the Nonresidential building construction industry in McKinley County outpaced the United States industry losses overall. During this period, the United States gained 6.1 in percent of jobs in the Nonresidential building construction industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (42.9 percent decline)
2. Architectural and engineering services (42 percent decline)
3. Sporting goods and musical instrument stores (33.8 percent decline)
4. Other miscellaneous store retailers (33 percent decline)
5. Support activities for road transportation (28.2 percent decline)

The total number of jobs has decreased by 0.4 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than growth in the State of New Mexico, which experienced a gain of 4.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The losses in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 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.

Higher Education in McKinley County, New Mexico

From the year 2000, Mckinley has increased in the population percent with a Bachelors Degree or Higher. This population percent has grown by 0.6 percent to a total of 12.6 percent in 2005, as reported by the American Community Survey. The proportion of the 2005 population having received at least a BA is less than the 2005 State of New Mexico percent of 25.2 and less than the national percent of 27.2.

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in McKinley County, New Mexico, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Less than High School category, with 36.2 percent achieving this level. The female population in Mckinley have achieved a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 11.2 percent (Men) versus 12.6 percent (Women). A high proportion of the female population in the area has reached the Less than High School category, with 33.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

From the years 2000 to 2005, the proportion of the male population that could be considered highly educated has increased by 3.4 percent. In the year 2005, 14.4 percent of area's male population (+25) achieved a BA or Higher. During the same period, the percent of women (+25) that have earned a BA or higher has decreased by a total of 1.8 percent. By the year 2005, a total of 10.8 percent of the female population having received at least a Bachelors Degree.

In McKinley County, New Mexico as reported in the 2000 Census, 35 percent of the White Alone, 17 percent of Black or African American, 64.2 percent of the Asian alone and 7.2 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

McKinley County, New Mexico is made up of a moderately-educated working age population, with 12 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Mckinley was reported to have a lower percent of population with this high education level than the State of New Mexico's proportion of 23.4 percent and a lower percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.

Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.

Demographic Profile for Mckinley County, New Mexico

In the year 2005, the population division of U.S. Census Bureau estimates the median age in Mckinley County, New Mexico to be 28.2 years of age. The median age in Mckinley is less than the median in New Mexico of 36.2. Since the year 2000, the area has witnessed an increase in this median, when at that time it was 27.0 years old. With a total of 34.7 percent of the population in 2005 being comprised of children and youth younger than 18, Mckinley can be described as having a relatively high percent of people under 18. The 18 to 64 years old population group has a relatively low representation within the estimated 2005 area population, making up 57.1 percent of the population makes up this age category. The retirement (65 and over) age group comprises 8.2 percent of the population in the area. When compared to other counties throughout the United States, this represents a relatively low percent of the population.

When measuring the total land area, Mckinley covers a total land area of 5449 square miles. The land areas has a very low population density of 13 persons per square mile, in 2005. Similar counties, in terms of density, in the US include: -- more densely populated -- Washington, ME (13 per sq. mile ), Natrona, WY (13 per sq. mile ), Grant, KS (13 per sq. mile ), -- less densely populated -- Morgan, UT (13 per sq. mile ), Red River, TX (13 per sq. mile ), Dixon, NE (13 per sq. mile ).

Mckinley County, New Mexico had a total estimated population of 71,918 in 2005. The estimated population has decreased, from the population in the year 2000 of 74,938. The decline signifies a decrease of -4 percent. Mckinley ranks 33 of 33 counties when calculating total change in population for New Mexico and the county ranks 3,095 of 3,141 counties when analyzing total county population change across the nation.

Estimated since the year 2000, a medium-low amount of people migrated to Mckinley internationally. The migration from outside the US into Mckinley totals 0.9 percent of the total international migration into the State of New Mexico. This percent of immigration can be considered medium-low when comparing levels of immigration per population in 2005.

Mckinley County, New Mexico has a population that is comprised of 11.8 percent White, 0.5 percent African American, 0.5 percent Asian, and 11.5 percent Hispanic. The area can be described as having a modest amount of racial and ethnic diversity, with 12.5 percent of minorities in the 2005 population base. This is less than the State of New Mexico percent of 46.4. Since 2000, Mckinley has decreased in diversity when 13.0 percent of the total population were minorities.

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

Housing Report for McKinley County, New Mexico

The residential housing values in McKinley County, New Mexico have seen declines from the real estate values reported in 2000. The valuations have descreaed by $-,600, or -1.1 percent, since their values in that year of $57,000.

When compared to other counties in New Mexico, McKinley County ranks 28 of 33 by percentage growth in residential real estate. The county is positioned 2,319 of 3,141, in terms of residential real estate percentage change change in the United States.

McKinley County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $56,400, published by the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the overall New Mexico 2005 median owner-occupied dwelling value of $125,500 and less than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

In McKinley County, there were a total of 27,475 homes in the year 2005. This county has gone through a growth in housing units, adding all together 412 residential structures since 2001, a change of 1.5 percent.

There seems to be a large amount affordable residential real estate in McKinley County, New Mexico. In 2005, 83.4 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

McKinley County may be be described as having a small, but present proportion of residential real estate that is high priced. In 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 0.7 percent of the homes were valued over $500,000.

Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Mckinley County, Mining, Utilities and Accommodation and food services industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Mining industry has an LQ of 7.96. The level of employment in the Mining sector is 7.96 times greater than the national average, signifying that Mckinley County may specialize, or be an exporter of Mining.

Finance and insurance has grown in employment, since the year 2001, more than any other industry in Mckinley County, growing in new jobs by 47.7 percent. This is greater than the industry job change at the national level of 4.8 percent. The State of New Mexico faced a industry job change of 3.7 percent, from 2001 to 2005.

Real estate and rental and leasing between the years 2001 and 2005, saw the greatest loss in employment in Mckinley County. The industry lost a total of 149 total jobs during the period, accounting for 49.8 percent of the employment in the industry. This made up a total of 26.9 percent of the total jobs loss in the County.

In Mckinley County, Retail Trade, Health care and social assistance, and the Accommodation and food services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Retail Trade provides the most jobs and contributes 24 percent of all jobs throughout the county, totaling 3,389 individuals. The Health care and social assistance and Accommodation and food services industries total 19.8 and 19 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Mining has the largest employers in Mckinley County. In the County, the industry averages 114 jobs per place of business. This is greater than the industry's average in the United States of 21 and greater than the State of New Mexico typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.







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