Chaves County, NM

FIPS 35005 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Chaves County had an annual average of 21,658 jobs across 1,804 establishments, paying $1.0 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

21,658

+1.8% YoY

Establishments

1,804

Total Wages

$1.0B

Avg Annual Pay

$47,768

Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)

Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.

Industry breakdown of employment and wages for Chaves County, NM, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 2,917 108 $575 $65.9M
611 NAICS 611 2,287 46 $1,216 $138.5M
621 NAICS 621 1,842 122 $1,198 $96.2M
624 NAICS 624 1,384 253 $1,312 $48.7M
455 NAICS 455 843 22 $561 $24.6M
311 NAICS 311 713 10 $1,223 $45.4M
112 NAICS 112 608 36 $845 $26.7M
541 NAICS 541 600 131 $1,727 $35.0M
922 NAICS 922 584 31 $2,040 $41.0M
561 NAICS 561 549 76 $841 $24.0M
424 NAICS 424 509 32 $880 $23.3M
441 NAICS 441 478 28 $1,154 $28.7M
238 NAICS 238 472 84 $1,044 $25.6M
445 NAICS 445 461 16 $562 $13.5M
423 NAICS 423 376 34 $1,129 $22.1M
457 NAICS 457 343 24 $556 $9.9M
444 NAICS 444 330 22 $660 $11.3M
237 NAICS 237 330 24 $1,385 $20.5M
721 NAICS 721 324 27 $449 $7.6M
211 NAICS 211 308 22 $2,664 $42.7M
522 NAICS 522 305 31 $1,198 $19.0M
488 NAICS 488 280 12 $1,870 $17.1M
811 NAICS 811 241 42 $1,078 $9.4M
111 NAICS 111 231 32 $884 $10.6M
924 NAICS 924 214 11 $1,773 $16.1M
484 NAICS 484 199 32 $1,163 $12.0M
812 NAICS 812 185 25 $900 $6.4M
713 NAICS 713 173 12 $625 $4.6M
921 NAICS 921 170 16 $2,125 $8.7M
459 NAICS 459 166 38 $495 $4.3M
492 NAICS 492 160 7 $826 $6.9M
456 NAICS 456 145 14 $686 $5.2M
221 NAICS 221 140 12 $1,309 $8.5M
531 NAICS 531 118 44 $782 $4.8M
236 NAICS 236 113 27 $961 $5.6M
524 NAICS 524 103 27 $915 $4.9M
813 NAICS 813 102 24 $437 $2.3M
485 NAICS 485 96 6 $913 $2.8M
491 NAICS 491 88 5 $1,324 $6.1M
551 NAICS 551 75 10 $2,150 $8.4M
458 NAICS 458 72 14 $464 $1.7M
622 NAICS 622 72 1 $1,371 $5.1M
928 NAICS 928 66 3 $1,803 $4.6M
517 NAICS 517 60 8 $1,214 $3.8M
532 NAICS 532 59 16 $909 $2.8M
923 NAICS 923 59 9 $1,512 $4.3M
925 NAICS 925 57 5 $1,136 $3.2M
449 NAICS 449 49 12 $722 $1.8M
486 NAICS 486 44 3 $2,308 $5.2M
562 NAICS 562 35 9 $1,073 $2.0M
926 NAICS 926 34 5 $1,306 $2.1M
323 NAICS 323 29 4 $468 $0.7M
332 NAICS 332 22 5 $707 $0.8M
519 NAICS 519 21 1 $578 $0.6M
712 NAICS 712 20 2 $1,153 $1.0M
516 NAICS 516 17 3 $883 $0.8M
814 NAICS 814 15 14 $418 $0.3M
518 NAICS 518 13 2 $867 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.

Federal Government

258

jobs · $83,710 avg pay

State Government

1,443

jobs · $64,210 avg pay

Local Government

2,737

jobs · $58,540 avg pay

Private

17,220

jobs · $44,141 avg pay

NM Unemployment

The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.

4.9%

April 2026

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