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Manufacturing Compass

New Mexico manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2022. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

New Mexico manufacturing in 2022

Totals and averages for all private manufacturing employers in New Mexico combined. They describe the industry statewide, not any individual plant or company.

Establishments

1,700

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
380,711
Share of U.S.Calc
0.4%

Employment

28,969

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,759,129
Share of U.S.Calc
0.2%

Total wages

$1.8 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.2%

Average weekly wage

$1,190

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,529
vs. U.S.Calc
−22.2%

Average annual pay

$61,880

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$79,483
vs. U.S.Calc
−22.1%

Location quotient

0.41

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in New Mexico is 0.41 times its share of all U.S. jobs.

Calcmarks our calculations from BLS figures (formulas below). All other values are published by BLS.

02Subsectors

Where manufacturing jobs are

The 21 three-digit NAICS manufacturing subsectors, largest employment first.

  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    6,607
    Establishments
    226
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,644
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −22.8%
    Location quotient
    0.70
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    5,214
    Establishments
    144
    Avg. annual pay
    $99,416
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −32.2%
    Location quotient
    0.86
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    2,461
    Establishments
    229
    Avg. annual pay
    $57,639
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −13.9%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    1,959
    Establishments
    97
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,437
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −37.7%
    Location quotient
    0.39
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    1,869
    Establishments
    243
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,146
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −41.2%
    Location quotient
    0.54
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,710
    Establishments
    107
    Avg. annual pay
    $54,126
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −22.1%
    Location quotient
    0.74
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,492
    Establishments
    99
    Avg. annual pay
    $33,317
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −42.3%
    Location quotient
    0.83
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    1,223
    Establishments
    75
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,215
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −20.6%
    Location quotient
    0.20
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    1,003
    Establishments
    41
    Avg. annual pay
    $48,303
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.6%
    Location quotient
    0.24
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    974
    Establishments
    64
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,439
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −25.0%
    Location quotient
    0.41
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    736
    Establishments
    35
    Avg. annual pay
    $102,417
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +21.5%
    Location quotient
    0.08
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    710
    Establishments
    70
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,060
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.1%
    Location quotient
    0.34
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    673
    Establishments
    136
    Avg. annual pay
    $38,940
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −32.0%
    Location quotient
    0.32
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    658
    Establishments
    10
    Avg. annual pay
    $127,347
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.0%
    Location quotient
    1.13
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    556
    Establishments
    16
    Avg. annual pay
    $62,263
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.8%
    Location quotient
    0.28
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    521
    Establishments
    30
    Avg. annual pay
    $55,203
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −29.0%
    Location quotient
    0.23
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    347
    Establishments
    17
    Avg. annual pay
    $57,011
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −31.9%
    Location quotient
    0.17
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    127
    Establishments
    27
    Avg. annual pay
    $33,519
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −32.8%
    Location quotient
    0.22
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    88
    Establishments
    14
    Avg. annual pay
    $35,232
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −34.1%
    Location quotient
    0.17
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    22
    Establishments
    13
    Avg. annual pay
    $27,717
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −49.4%
    Location quotient
    0.04
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    20
    Establishments
    9
    Avg. annual pay
    $27,867
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −49.5%
    Location quotient
    0.14

03By year

New Mexico manufacturing, 2022–2025

Wages are in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation). BLS cautions that QCEW is not designed as a time series, so treat year-to-year differences as indicative.

Private manufacturing in New Mexico by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
202228,969$61,880−22.1%
202328,679$64,854−21.5%
202428,669$70,635−17.3%
202528,307$72,725−18.7%

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2022 (final BLS data)
Industry
NAICS 2022, sector 31–33 and its three-digit subsectors
Ownership
Private employers only
Geography
Statewide; compared with the U.S. total
Citation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

What these numbers cover

  • Jobs reported to state unemployment insurance programs, about 95% of U.S. wage and salary jobs. Self-employed workers and proprietors are excluded; people with two jobs may be counted twice.
  • Averages describe all employers combined and do not represent any single manufacturer. Where a subsector has few establishments or jobs, its averages can swing widely and are less representative.
  • Not disclosed: BLS withheld the value to protect employer confidentiality. It is never shown as zero. No BLS data: BLS publishes no figures for that combination.

Calculations

  • Share of U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value.
  • vs. U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value − 1.
  • Both inputs come from the same BLS file: same year, industry, and ownership. Not calculated when either value is withheld (shown as —).
  • Location quotient is published by BLS: the industry's share of all local jobs (all industries and ownerships) divided by its share nationally.

Read our methodology