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Manufacturing Compass

New Mexico manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

New Mexico manufacturing in 2025

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

Establishments

1,514

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
399,936
Share of U.S.Calc
0.4%

Employment

28,307

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,579,906
Share of U.S.Calc
0.2%

Total wages

$2.1 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.2%

Average weekly wage

$1,399

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,721
vs. U.S.Calc
−18.7%

Average annual pay

$72,725

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$89,471
vs. U.S.Calc
−18.7%

Location quotient

0.40

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in New Mexico is 0.40 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. 3 are withheld by BLS (“Not disclosed”). Subsectors therefore may not add up to the manufacturing total.

  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    6,374
    Establishments
    206
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,025
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −19.5%
    Location quotient
    0.64
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    5,981
    Establishments
    134
    Avg. annual pay
    $112,630
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −31.3%
    Location quotient
    1.07
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    2,716
    Establishments
    214
    Avg. annual pay
    $62,649
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.0%
    Location quotient
    0.34
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,806
    Establishments
    98
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,635
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −15.4%
    Location quotient
    0.78
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    1,710
    Establishments
    92
    Avg. annual pay
    $81,458
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −34.0%
    Location quotient
    0.34
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,393
    Establishments
    94
    Avg. annual pay
    $37,355
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −41.7%
    Location quotient
    0.76
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    1,308
    Establishments
    202
    Avg. annual pay
    $52,431
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −39.4%
    Location quotient
    0.38
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    1,299
    Establishments
    65
    Avg. annual pay
    $67,743
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −25.4%
    Location quotient
    0.21
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    993
    Establishments
    37
    Avg. annual pay
    $55,656
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −21.6%
    Location quotient
    0.25
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    788
    Establishments
    64
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,785
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −19.4%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    700
    Establishments
    114
    Avg. annual pay
    $42,734
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −32.4%
    Location quotient
    0.36
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    580
    Establishments
    14
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,145
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −15.3%
    Location quotient
    0.29
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    532
    Establishments
    33
    Avg. annual pay
    $134,912
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +36.1%
    Location quotient
    0.05
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    511
    Establishments
    52
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,377
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −17.3%
    Location quotient
    0.27
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    362
    Establishments
    15
    Avg. annual pay
    $67,188
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −28.1%
    Location quotient
    0.18
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    339
    Establishments
    26
    Avg. annual pay
    $76,460
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −15.1%
    Location quotient
    0.14
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    103
    Establishments
    20
    Avg. annual pay
    $41,621
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −27.2%
    Location quotient
    0.20
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    88
    Establishments
    10
    Avg. annual pay
    $40,047
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −32.9%
    Location quotient
    0.20
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    10
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    9
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    6
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed

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/2025/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2025 (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