In Taos County, jobs in the computer systems design and related services pay the highest wages

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Individuals that are employed in the computer systems design and related services industry reported the top wages in Taos County for the 2nd quarter of 2006. The average worker in the industry in Taos County was paid an annual wage of $48,056 in 2006. The average wage is less than the industry wage in New Mexico of $57,223 and less than then the pay for jobs in this industry in the United States of $80,588.

High-wage employment in Taos County, New Mexico may be found in management and technical consulting services ($47,964), offices of physicians ($46,492), nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying ($37,543) and nonresidential building construction ($36,959) 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.

Taos County Wages have increased by 23.0% Since 2001

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From the second quarter of 2001 to the second quarter of 2006, industry wages have increased in Taos County, New Mexico by a total of 23.0%. This is greater than the growth in wages for the State of New Mexico and greater 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.

Taos 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 Taos 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 25.7 percent lower than the reported averages in the state 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.

Taos County Five-Year Industry Employment Change

From the 55 industries with industry data reported by the BLS in each quarter, 18 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 37 industries reported employment loss in the period.

In Taos County, New Mexico, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 1,130 jobs from mid-2001 to mid-2006.

Total Five-Year Employment Decline in Taos County

From of the area's 4-digit NAICS industries, the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry experienced most substantial job loss, losing 62 jobs during the time period. The jobs lost in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry make up 23.4 percent of the total job loss in Taos County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (62 jobs lost)
2. Social advocacy organizations (51 jobs lost)
3. Offices of real estate agents and brokers (41 jobs lost)
4. Business support services (17 jobs lost)
5. Travel arrangement and reservation services (15 jobs lost)

Total Five-Year Employment Growth in Taos County

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 203 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Residential building construction industry makes up 21.2 percent of the growth in Taos County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (203 new jobs)
2. Nonresidential building construction (98 new jobs)
3. Depository credit intermediation (70 new jobs)
4. Limited-service eating places (63 new jobs)
5. Full-service restaurants (52 new jobs)

Taos County Five-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Activities related to real estate industry has witnessed the largest percentage of employment expansion, increasing by 175.7 percent from the 2001 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Taos County has added employment faster than the industry job growth experienced in New Mexico, where the industry took a gain of 33.4 percent. The Activities related to real estate industry in Taos County outpaced the US in terms of percent growth of industry employment. During this period, the US gained 19 percent of the employment in this industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Activities related to real estate (175.7 percent gain)
2. Nonresidential building construction (160.7 percent gain)
3. Furniture stores (130.0 percent gain)
4. Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers (125.0 percent gain)
5. Services to buildings and dwellings (112.5 percent gain)

Total industry employment has increased by 14.7 percent since the 2nd Quarter figures of 2001. This change is greater than growth in New Mexico, which saw a gain of 10.5 percent from 2001 (2nd Quarter). The gains in the area were greater than than the gain felt at the national level of 2.6 percent.

Taos County Five-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Travel arrangement and reservation services industry has lost the largest amount of employment in terms of percentage, losing 66.2 percent of the jobs from 2001 to 2006. These have declined faster than the industry has experienced in the State of New Mexico, where the industry sector experienced a loss of 35.6 percent. The losses in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry in Taos County outpaced the US in terms of percent of decline of industry employment. The US lost 22.6 percent in terms of employees in the Travel arrangement and reservation services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Travel arrangement and reservation services (66.2 percent decline)
2. Business support services (63.3 percent decline)
3. Home furnishings stores (41.8 percent decline)
4. Social advocacy organizations (38.5 percent decline)
5. Grantmaking and giving services (37.2 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.

Taos County One-Year Industry Employment Change

Taos County One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Specialty food stores industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 183.3 percent from the 2005 (Q2) to the 2006 (Q2). This industry in Taos County has increased employment faster than the industry has grown in the State of New Mexico, where this industry saw a gain of 4.8 percent. The Specialty food stores industry in Taos County outpaced the United States, which experienced a lost 2 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Specialty food stores (183.3 percent gain)
2. Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing (130.8 percent gain)
3. Management and technical consulting services (114.8 percent gain)
4. Building foundation and exterior contractors (66.0 percent gain)
5. Electronics and appliance stores (52.7 percent gain)

Taos County One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Grantmaking and giving services industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 59.1 percent from 2005 (Q2) to 2006 (Q2). The losses of the area have declined faster than the industry sector has felt in the State of New Mexico, where the it saw a gain of 4.3 percent. The losses in the Grantmaking and giving services industry in Taos County outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 0.2 in percent of workers in the Grantmaking and giving services industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Grantmaking and giving services (59.1 percent decline)
2. Travel arrangement and reservation services (37.8 percent decline)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (25.1 percent decline)
4. Business support services (23.7 percent decline)
5. Lessors of real estate (23.5 percent decline)

Total employment has increased by 5.5 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than percent in the State of New Mexico, experiencing a gain of 4.5 percent from the 2nd Quarter of 2005. The gains felt were greater than than the gain seen for the United States of 2.0 percent.

Total One-Year Employment Decline in Taos County

Given the industries in the area, the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 31 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Other miscellaneous store retailers industry make up 21.0 percent of the employment lost during the period in Taos County, New Mexico.

Top 5 Industries
1. Other miscellaneous store retailers (31 jobs lost)
2. Other amusement and recreation industries (24 jobs lost)
3. Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related (16 jobs lost)
4. Grantmaking and giving services (13 jobs lost)
5. Lessors of real estate (9 jobs lost)

In Taos County, New Mexico, the entire sum of jobs in all industries overall has increased by 458 jobs from mid-2005 to mid-2006.

From the 69 industry sectors (4-digit NAICS) with employment figures reported by the BLS in each quarter, 21 showed an escalation in the number employed, while 48 industries reported employment loss in the period.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in Taos County

Of the industries (4-digit NAICS) in the area, the Nonresidential building construction industry has added the most employment with 34 new jobs created in the period. The job growth in the Nonresidential building construction industry makes up 8.8 percent of the growth in Taos County.

Top 5 Industries
1. Nonresidential building construction (34 new jobs)
2. Residential building construction (34 new jobs)
3. Grocery stores (30 new jobs)
4. Specialty food stores (22 new jobs)
5. Limited-service eating places (20 new jobs)





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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 Taos County, New Mexico

Black or African American householders reported household income levels that were 17.9 percent greater than the total 2000 reported median, with a their median reported to be $36,929. Hispanic Householders in Taos County, New Mexico , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $30,551, which is 2.4 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. The Asian householders in the area have reported their median household incomes at $7,800. This median is 75.1 percent less than the reported median household income, in the area, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Taos County had a median household income level of $22,570, this was 27.9 percent less than the median income level in this area. In Taos County, New Mexico White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $33,313 as reported in 2000 by the census, which was 6.4 percent greater than the median in the year 2000.

When compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the United States, Taos County accounted a relatively low household income of $31,312 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.5 percent lower than the median income in State of New Mexico of $39,936 and the income level is 56.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

When compared to other counties (or parishes) across the United States, Taos County, New Mexico can be understood to have a relatively high poverty rate amid the residents with a poverty rate of 20.9 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The Asian race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 47.3 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years are witness to the most percent living in poverty in Taos County, with 30.7 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.







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

Higher Education in Taos County, New Mexico

The 2000 Decennial Census reported that in Taos County, New Mexico, a high proportion of the male population in the area have reached the High School Diploma category, with 27.4 percent receiving this level of education. The women in Taos have on average achieved a lower level of higher education (Bachelors Degree or Higher) than the male population-- 26 percent (Men) versus 25.8 percent (Women). The most common level of education for women in the area is Some College or Associates Degree category, with 28 percent of the women population in the area achieving this level of education.

In Taos County, New Mexico according to the Decennial Census of 2000, 32.6 percent of the White Alone, 50.6 percent of Black or African American, 50 percent of the Asian alone and 11 percent of the Hispanic or Latino population, over the age 25, has achieved a Bachelors Degree or Higher.

Taos County, New Mexico can be considered to have a highly-educated population of the working age, with 25.8 percent of the over 25 years old population having a Bachelors Degree or Higher, according to the 2000 Decennial Census. Taos has a higher percent of individuals with higher educations than the State of New Mexico's proportion of 23.4 percent and a higher percent than the national average of 24.4 percent.





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

Housing Report for Taos County, New Mexico

In Taos County, there were a total of 18,406 housing structures in 2005. The area has seen growth in housing units, adding a total of 664 residential units since 2001, or 3.7 percent.

Taos County is made up of a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. In 2000, the Decennial Census counted that 3.4 percent residential property is valued over $500k.

According to the data, there is a fair amount of real estate that is affordable in Taos County, New Mexico. In 2000, 41.3 percent of housing was valued under $125k.

When compared to other counties in New Mexico, Taos County ranks 13 of 33 in terms of growth of new housing structures between 2001 and 2005. The county stands 1,140 of 3,141, when comparing thee change in housing structures in counties throughout the nation.

Taos County had a median home value in the year 2000 of $150,400, accounted by the Decennial Census. This median is greater than the New Mexico 2000 home median value of $108,100 and greater than home value of $119,600 for the rest of the nation in that year.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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

Mining has the largest businesses in Taos County. The industry averages 50 jobs per establishment, which is greater than the industry's national average of 21 and greater than the New Mexico typical size of 24 for the Mining industry.

In Taos County, Accommodation and food services, Retail Trade, and the Health care and social assistance sectors, in terms of total employment, are the largest. Accommodation and food services produces the largest number of jobs in the area accounting for 24.5 percent of all the jobs in the county. This makes up 2,126 individuals. The Retail Trade and Health care and social assistance sectors account for 16.2 and 15.9 percent of the total jobs, respectively.

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting is the industry with the largest change in employment since the year 2001 in Taos County, increasing by 157.1 percent. This is greater than the national employment change in the industry of -0.6 percent. The State of New Mexico felt a shift in employment in the industry of -2.7 percent, in the period of time since 2001.

In Taos County, Mining, Arts, entertainment, and recreation and Accommodation and food services are the three industries with the highest location quotients. The Mining industry has a US LQ in the county of 6.8. In other words, the percent of total jobs in the Mining industry is 6.8 times greater than the US average, showing signs that Taos may be an exporter of products or services of Mining.









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