Curry County, NM

FIPS 35009 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Curry County had an annual average of 18,303 jobs across 1,362 establishments, paying $0.9 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

18,303

+2.5% YoY

Establishments

1,362

Total Wages

$0.9B

Avg Annual Pay

$46,746

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 Curry County, NM, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,776 80 $621 $37.1M
611 NAICS 611 1,738 14 $1,340 $90.2M
621 NAICS 621 1,336 87 $1,177 $54.5M
112 NAICS 112 1,287 41 $861 $57.6M
624 NAICS 624 1,224 110 $1,295 $37.4M
238 NAICS 238 751 71 $902 $35.2M
455 NAICS 455 601 19 $553 $16.5M
311 NAICS 311 503 10 $1,173 $30.7M
541 NAICS 541 494 127 $1,355 $34.8M
561 NAICS 561 489 73 $873 $21.8M
441 NAICS 441 461 27 $936 $22.4M
928 NAICS 928 451 4 $1,561 $36.6M
922 NAICS 922 373 15 $1,858 $25.9M
484 NAICS 484 359 28 $1,075 $20.1M
445 NAICS 445 335 12 $831 $10.1M
457 NAICS 457 284 19 $500 $7.4M
444 NAICS 444 283 17 $589 $8.7M
424 NAICS 424 248 21 $858 $11.1M
721 NAICS 721 242 19 $472 $5.8M
811 NAICS 811 238 43 $971 $11.9M
522 NAICS 522 225 28 $1,296 $15.2M
459 NAICS 459 220 39 $491 $5.6M
551 NAICS 551 209 7 $1,448 $15.8M
221 NAICS 221 206 10 $1,870 $19.1M
236 NAICS 236 202 40 $924 $9.7M
237 NAICS 237 164 11 $1,580 $11.5M
921 NAICS 921 161 11 $2,224 $5.8M
488 NAICS 488 151 13 $1,821 $14.0M
531 NAICS 531 151 42 $642 $5.0M
456 NAICS 456 136 12 $1,029 $7.3M
812 NAICS 812 126 23 $498 $3.3M
115 NAICS 115 114 18 $977 $5.8M
524 NAICS 524 109 26 $1,104 $6.3M
713 NAICS 713 98 5 $583 $2.8M
562 NAICS 562 70 8 $870 $2.8M
458 NAICS 458 69 16 $444 $1.6M
327 NAICS 327 69 3 $1,348 $4.8M
332 NAICS 332 67 6 $943 $3.3M
491 NAICS 491 65 5 $1,379 $4.6M
622 NAICS 622 57 2 $1,475 $4.4M
449 NAICS 449 53 15 $877 $2.4M
532 NAICS 532 34 8 $768 $1.4M
926 NAICS 926 32 5 $1,080 $1.7M
923 NAICS 923 26 4 $1,394 $1.8M
523 NAICS 523 22 12 $2,415 $2.8M
519 NAICS 519 20 2 $752 $0.7M
925 NAICS 925 14 1 $775 $0.5M
924 NAICS 924 13 4 $1,542 $1.0M
518 NAICS 518 10 2 $1,110 $0.6M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

881

jobs · $63,299 avg pay

State Government

308

jobs · $70,623 avg pay

Local Government

2,335

jobs · $50,735 avg pay

Private

14,779

jobs · $44,632 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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