In Sierra County, jobs in the building equipment contractors pay the highest wages

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Employment in the building equipment contractors industry reported the top wages in Sierra County for 2006. The average industry job in Sierra County was paid an annual wage of $28,747 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage rate in New Mexico of $36,147 and less than then the wage for jobs in this industry at the United States Level of $43,986.

Other top-pay jobs in Sierra County, New Mexico exsists in other motor vehicle dealers ($27,041), death care services ($24,801), automotive repair and maintenance ($24,109) and auto parts, accessories, and tire stores ($21,623) 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.

Sierra County Wages have increased by 15.4% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Sierra County, New Mexico by a total of 15.4%. This is less than the growth in wages for the State of New Mexico and less 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.

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

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The average total wages in all industries in Sierra County, New Mexico when analyzed can be understood as being relatively low when analyzed with other Counties in the state. The overall wages are 37.2 percent lower than the with an state average of $32,032. The overall industry wage was less than the overall average in the United States 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.

Sierra County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

Sierra County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 75.6 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New Mexico, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 38.5 percent. The losses in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry in Sierra County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 9.7 percent in terms of employees in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (75.6 percent decline)
2. Building equipment contractors (61.3 percent decline)
3. Offices of other health practitioners (26.1 percent decline)
4. Limited-service eating places (24.5 percent decline)
5. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2.8 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 5.6 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is less than growth in New Mexico, which saw a gain of 10.5 percent since 2001 ( 2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.6 percent.

Sierra County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Other general merchandise stores industry has seen the largest percentage job growth, expanding by 38.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sierra County has grow slower than the overall industry growth seen in the State of New Mexico, where it saw a gain of 71.3 percent. The Other general merchandise stores industry in Sierra County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 31.2 percent in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (38.7 percent gain)
2. Legal services (33.3 percent gain)
3. Automotive repair and maintenance (20.0 percent gain)
4. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (19.2 percent gain)
5. Automobile dealers (18.1 percent gain)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Sierra County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Other general merchandise stores industry has added the most employment with 14 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Other general merchandise stores industry makes up 42.7 percent of the total employment growth in Sierra County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other general merchandise stores (14 new jobs)
2. Full-service restaurants (7 new jobs)
3. Automobile dealers (5 new jobs)
4. Legal services (3 new jobs)
5. Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores (2 new jobs)

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Sierra County

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 50 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Drinking places, alcoholic beverages industry make up 40.4 percent of the employment lost during the period in Sierra County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (50 jobs lost)
2. Limited-service eating places (39 jobs lost)
3. Building equipment contractors (31 jobs lost)
4. Offices of other health practitioners (2 jobs lost)
5. Land subdivision (85 jobs lost)

Given the 13 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 7 reported job growth in the duration of the last five years and 6 industry sectors accounting for employment declines during that time period.

In Sierra County, New Mexico, the total number of workers for all sectors has increased by 108 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.





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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.

Sierra County One-Year Industry Employment Change

In Sierra County, New Mexico, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 31 total jobs between the 2nd Quarter of 2005 and 2nd Quarter of 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Sierra County

The Limited-service eating places industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 19 employees finding new jobs in the industry. The employment growth in the Limited-service eating places industry makes up 80.6 percent of the total growth in Sierra County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Limited-service eating places (19 new jobs)
2. Legal services (2 new jobs)
3. Accounting and bookkeeping services (2 new jobs)
4. General freight trucking (6 new jobs)
5. Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5 new jobs)

Given the 17 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 9 described an expansion of jobs throughout the time period, while 6 industry sectors reported declines during the time period.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Sierra County

The Full-service restaurants industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 22 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Full-service restaurants industry make up 46.1 percent of the total job loss in Sierra County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Full-service restaurants (22 jobs lost)
2. Consumer goods rental (8 jobs lost)
3. Automobile dealers (8 jobs lost)
4. Vegetable and melon farming (3 jobs lost)
5. Offices of other health practitioners (3 jobs lost)

Sierra County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Consumer goods rental industry has lost the largest percent of jobs, losing 41.4 percent of the jobs from 2005 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry sector has gone through in the New Mexico, where the industry felt a loss of 3.1 percent. The losses in the Consumer goods rental industry in Sierra County outpaced the losses of nation as a whole in the industry. In this time period, the nation lost 4.6 percent in terms of employment in the Consumer goods rental industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Consumer goods rental (41.4 percent decline)
2. Offices of other health practitioners (32 percent decline)
3. Automobile dealers (19 percent decline)
4. Full-service restaurants (12.3 percent decline)
5. Drinking places, alcoholic beverages (11.1 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 1.5 percent from the reported values in 2005. These values are less than percent in New Mexico, experiencing a gain of 4.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were less than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.0 percent.

Sierra County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 20.7 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Sierra County has expanded faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Mexico, where the industry took a gain of 15.3 percent. The Accounting and bookkeeping services industry in Sierra County outpaced the United States, which experienced a gained 3.8 percent in this industry.

Top 4 Industries
1. Accounting and bookkeeping services (20.7 percent gain)
2. Legal services (20.0 percent gain)
3. Limited-service eating places (19.0 percent gain)
4. Other motor vehicle dealers (2.5 percent gain)





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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 Sierra County, New Mexico

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 12 percent less than the all population median published in the 2000 Census, with a median of $24,863. The Asian headed households reported median household incomes of $42,413. This income level is 50.1 percent greater than the reported median household income for all households in the area. Hispanic in Sierra County, New Mexico reported a median household income of $25,297, this median is 10.5 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native headed households in Sierra County reported a median household income of $13,393, which was 52.6 percent less than the median for all households. In Sierra County, New Mexico White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $28,502 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.9 percent greater than the median in 2000.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Sierra County, New Mexico can be considered to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 20.9 percent of the population with family incomes below the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population category, holds the highest rate of poverty with 34.9 percent of the population in 2000 living in poverty. Individuals aged 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Sierra County, accounting 36.2 percent of this demographic group living with incomes under poverty.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Sierra County was reported to have a very low median household income of $28,258 (2005 Dollars). The income level is 41.3 percent lower than the median in New Mexico of $39,936 and the median household income is 73.9 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 Sierra County, New Mexico

According to the 2000 Decennial Census in Sierra County, New Mexico, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the Some College or Associates Degree category, with 32.6 percent obtaining this level of education. The women in Sierra have attainment on average a greater level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 12.4 percent (Men) versus 13.8 percent (Women). The largest educational attainment category for women in this areas is High School Diploma category, with 33.8 percent of the female population achieving this education level.

Sierra County, New Mexico is made up of a moderately-educated population, with 13.2 percent of the population (+25) having received at least a Bachelors Degree, as reported in the Decennial Census of 2000. Sierra has 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 United States proportion of 24.4 percent.

In Sierra County, New Mexico as reported in the 2000 Census, 13.6 percent of the White Alone, 27.8 percent of Black or African American, 57.2 percent of the Asian alone and 6.6 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population (over 25) has obtained a Bachelors Degree or Higher.





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

Housing Report for Sierra County, New Mexico

Sierra County had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2000 of $77,800, published by the Decennial Census. This is less than the State of New Mexico 2000 median home value of $108,100 and less than median home value of $119,600 across the United States during the same year.

Throughout the State of New Mexico, Sierra County is positioned 21 of 33 by percent in growth of new residential structures. The county places 1,752 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

There is a large amount of real estate that is affordable in Sierra County, New Mexico. In 2000, 79.2 percent of residential real estate was valued under $125,000.

In Sierra County, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 9,082 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding all together 203 residential units since 2001, or 2.3 percent.





Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

In Sierra County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Professional and technical services sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services provides the most jobs and contributes 19.7 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 393 people employed. The Retail Trade and Professional and technical services industries total 15.2 and 8 percent of all employment.

Manufacturing has a largest number of employee per establishment in Sierra County. The industry averages 27 workers per each place of employment, being less than the industry's average at the national level of 39 and greater than the New Mexico typical size of 22 for the Manufacturing industry.

Professional and technical services is an attractive industry due to its high level of job growth since the year 2001 in Sierra County, with a job growth of 218 percent. This is greater than the United States change in the sector jobs of 2.6 percent. The State of New Mexico had changed in sector employment of 8.8 percent, in the duration of 2001 to 2005.

The Accommodation and food services industry has decreased the most in industries presence in Sierra County, since the year 2001, moving from making up 24.8 percent of total employment in 2001 to 19.7 percent of total employment in the year 2005.

In Sierra County, Accommodation and food services, Professional and technical services and Construction industries, in terms of United States location quotient, are the most dominant in the region. The Accommodation and food services industry has an LQ of 2.01. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Accommodation and food services industry is 2.01 times greater than the national average, signifying that Sierra County produces more than its local requirement of products and/or services of Accommodation and food services.







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