Lincoln County, NM

FIPS 35027 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Lincoln County had an annual average of 6,783 jobs across 888 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

6,783

-1.2% YoY

Establishments

888

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$43,194

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 Lincoln County, NM, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
722 NAICS 722 1,004 64 $484 $25.2M
713 NAICS 713 506 21 $782 $17.3M
611 NAICS 611 477 11 $1,144 $25.8M
455 NAICS 455 329 10 $559 $9.6M
721 NAICS 721 295 40 $535 $8.2M
445 NAICS 445 204 8 $598 $6.3M
238 NAICS 238 201 50 $855 $8.9M
621 NAICS 621 194 34 $1,354 $9.0M
922 NAICS 922 165 18 $1,600 $12.4M
459 NAICS 459 160 35 $577 $4.8M
457 NAICS 457 153 16 $572 $4.6M
531 NAICS 531 148 50 $757 $5.8M
236 NAICS 236 146 47 $718 $5.4M
624 NAICS 624 133 51 $1,367 $4.2M
923 NAICS 923 129 2 $1,412 $6.9M
221 NAICS 221 123 11 $1,565 $9.0M
921 NAICS 921 115 9 $910 $5.4M
458 NAICS 458 110 20 $421 $2.4M
441 NAICS 441 102 10 $1,104 $5.9M
237 NAICS 237 84 15 $1,265 $5.2M
444 NAICS 444 82 10 $826 $3.5M
924 NAICS 924 77 6 $1,818 $7.0M
522 NAICS 522 76 15 $1,175 $4.6M
812 NAICS 812 73 14 $1,063 $2.3M
813 NAICS 813 70 18 $601 $2.2M
811 NAICS 811 67 20 $788 $2.7M
112 NAICS 112 60 16 $823 $2.6M
491 NAICS 491 35 14 $993 $1.8M
423 NAICS 423 25 10 $1,239 $1.6M
561 NAICS 561 21 5 $1,001 $1.0M
517 NAICS 517 19 5 $881 $0.9M
562 NAICS 562 17 1 $1,130 $1.0M
712 NAICS 712 14 2 $979 $0.7M
484 NAICS 484 14 6 $567 $0.4M
519 NAICS 519 12 5 $892 $0.5M
925 NAICS 925 10 2 $1,092 $0.6M
488 NAICS 488 7 1 $1,118 $0.4M
928 NAICS 928 4 1 $1,022 $0.2M
518 NAICS 518 4 1 $1,109 $0.3M
814 NAICS 814 4 5 $1,032 $0.2M
115 NAICS 115 4 1 $1,217 $0.3M
513 NAICS 513 4 4 $2,197 $0.5M
926 NAICS 926 3 1 $1,064 $0.2M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

104

jobs · $78,809 avg pay

State Government

252

jobs · $61,593 avg pay

Local Government

934

jobs · $55,807 avg pay

Private

5,493

jobs · $39,542 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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