Socorro County, NM

FIPS 35053 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024

In 2024, Socorro County had an annual average of 4,869 jobs across 388 establishments, paying $0.3 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.

Total Jobs

4,869

-1.2% YoY

Establishments

388

Total Wages

$0.3B

Avg Annual Pay

$51,842

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 Socorro County, NM, BLS QCEW 2024.
NAICS Industry Employment Establishments Avg Weekly Wage Total Wages
611 NAICS 611 1,376 10 $1,328 $87.5M
624 NAICS 624 412 66 $1,276 $10.8M
722 NAICS 722 321 24 $411 $6.9M
541 NAICS 541 304 37 $1,519 $24.0M
621 NAICS 621 254 17 $963 $7.9M
922 NAICS 922 165 14 $1,563 $11.2M
924 NAICS 924 159 11 $1,712 $12.0M
112 NAICS 112 136 13 $784 $5.6M
457 NAICS 457 77 7 $575 $2.3M
921 NAICS 921 65 5 $823 $2.8M
444 NAICS 444 56 5 $662 $1.9M
522 NAICS 522 52 8 $860 $2.3M
928 NAICS 928 48 2 $1,609 $4.1M
238 NAICS 238 39 11 $926 $1.9M
237 NAICS 237 39 5 $1,358 $2.5M
221 NAICS 221 37 3 $1,018 $2.0M
491 NAICS 491 28 10 $934 $1.4M
485 NAICS 485 22 1 $500 $0.6M
441 NAICS 441 20 3 $812 $0.8M
925 NAICS 925 14 1 $1,080 $0.8M
623 NAICS 623 13 1 $444 $0.3M
562 NAICS 562 13 2 $854 $0.6M
813 NAICS 813 11 4 $653 $0.4M
811 NAICS 811 11 6 $1,115 $0.3M
486 NAICS 486 11 1 $946 $0.6M
713 NAICS 713 9 1 $688 $0.3M
517 NAICS 517 9 4 $995 $0.4M
484 NAICS 484 8 4 $553 $0.2M
812 NAICS 812 7 1 $468 $0.2M
519 NAICS 519 7 1 $798 $0.3M
561 NAICS 561 7 3 $838 $0.3M
926 NAICS 926 6 3 $1,058 $0.3M
711 NAICS 711 3 1 $623 $0.1M

By Ownership (2024)

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

Federal Government

186

jobs · $78,773 avg pay

State Government

994

jobs · $69,999 avg pay

Local Government

894

jobs · $51,292 avg pay

Private

2,795

jobs · $43,756 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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