Region Info

Region: Portales Area

Description: Greater Portales and Suburbs
Country/National Area: USA

Industry Size and Growth

2008 - 2018 Size and Growth

Description 2008 Jobs 2018 Jobs Growth % Growth 2007 EPW

Agriculture, natural resources, and mining 285 333 48 17% $39,265
Construction 262 242 -20 -8% $27,048
Manufacturing 435 469 34 8% $29,167
Trade, transportation, and utilities 1,313 1,413 101 8% $28,543
Information 69 45 -23 -35% $32,395
Financial activities 212 297 85 40% $25,486
Professional and business services 130 198 68 52% $34,316
Education and health services 512 736 224 44% $32,098
Leisure and hospitality 1,265 1,844 579 46% $9,393
Other services 100 111 11 11% $20,088
Government 2,306 2,832 526 23% $33,309
6,888 8,521 1,632 24%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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2008 Industrial Makeup

Description 2008 Regional Jobs % Regional Jobs 2008 State Jobs % State Jobs
Agriculture, natural resources, 285 4.1% 29,115 3.4%
and mining
Construction 262 3.8% 58,362 6.8%
Manufacturing 435 6.3% 35,017 4.1%
Trade, transportation, and 1,313 19.1% 150,125 17.5%
utilities
Information 69 1% 16,297 1.9%
Financial activities 212 3.1% 33,642 3.9%
Professional and business 130 1.9% 108,054 12.6%
services
Education and health services 512 7.4% 103,127 12%
Leisure and hospitality 1,265 18.4% 88,431 10.3%
Other services 100 1.5% 22,176 2.6%
Government 2,306 33.5% 213,186 24.9%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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Occupation Size and Growth
2008 - 2018 Size and Growth

Description 2008 Jobs 2018 Jobs Growth % Growth 2007 Avg Hourly
Earnings
Management, business, and financial occupations 419 510 91 22% $24.72
Professional and related occupations 1,341 1,732 391 29% $25.44
Service occupations 1,898 2,647 749 39% $8.59
Sales and related occupations 569 668 98 17% $9.47
Office and administrative support occupations 881 1,003 123 14% $9.99
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 214 230 15 7% $11.87
Construction and extraction occupations 379 408 29 8% $13.13
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 304 342 38 13% $13.47
Production occupations 276 334 58 21% $11.16
Transportation and material moving occupations 559 600 41 7% $10.66
Military occupations 49 47 -2 -4% $10.44
6,888 8,521 1,632 24%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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2008 Occupational Makeup

Description 2008 Regional Jobs % Regional Jobs 2008 State Jobs % State Jobs
Management, business, and financial 419 6.1% 65,274 7.6%
occupations
Professional and related occupations 1,341 19.5% 177,942 20.8%
Service occupations 1,898 27.6% 184,878 21.6%
Sales and related occupations 569 8.3% 86,440 10.1%
Office and administrative support occupations 881 12.8% 136,619 15.9%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 214 3.1% 7,431 0.9%
Construction and extraction occupations 379 5.5% 66,801 7.8%
Installation, maintenance, and repair 304 4.4% 35,284 4.1%
occupations
Production occupations 276 4% 34,750 4.1%
Transportation and material moving occupations 559 8.1% 46,313 5.4%
Military occupations 49 0.7% 15,801 1.8%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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Demographic Overview
2008 Race/Ethnicity Breakdown

Ethnicity 2008 Population % of Region

White, Non-Hispanic 10,719 57.24%
White Hispanic 6,729 35.93%
Black or African American 433 2.31%
Two or more races 248 1.32%
American Indian or Alaska Native 223 1.19%
Non-White Hispanic 220 1.17%
Asian 152 0.81%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 6 0.03%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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2008 - 2018 Race/Ethnicity Size and Growth

Race/Ethnicity 2008 Population 2018 Population Change % Change

White, Non-Hispanic 10,719 10,550 -169 -2%
White Hispanic 6,729 7,440 711 11%
Black or African American 433 510 77 18%
Two or more races 248 310 62 25%
American Indian or Alaska Native 223 262 39 18%
Non-White Hispanic 220 258 38 17%
Asian 152 177 25 16%
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 6 6 0 0%
18,728 19,512 783 4%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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2008 - 2018 Age Size and Growth

Age 2008 Population 2018 Population Change % Change

under 15 4,084 4,529 445 11%
15 - 24 4,232 3,864 -369 -9%
25 - 44 4,615 5,261 646 14%
45 - 64 3,621 3,475 -146 -4%
65+ 2,176 2,384 209 10%
18,728 19,512 784 4%
Source: EMSI Covered Employment - Fall 2008

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Data Sources and Calculations
Industry Data
In order to capture a complete picture of industry employment, EMSI basically combines covered employment data from Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) produced by the Department of Labor with total employment data in Regional Economic Information System (REIS)
published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), augmented with County Business Patterns (CBP) and Nonemployer Statistics (NES) published
by the U.S. Census Bureau. Projections are based on the latest available EMSI industry data, 15-year past local trends in each industry, growth rates
in statewide and (where available) sub-state area industry projections published by individual state agencies, and (in part) growth rates in national
projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation Data
Organizing regional employment information by occupation provides a workforce-oriented view of the regional economy. EMSI's occupation data are
based on EMSI's industry data and regional staffing patterns taken from the Occupational Employment Statistics program (U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics). Wage information is partially derived from the American Community Survey. The occupation-to-program (SOC-to-CIP) crosswalk is based
on one from the U.S. Department of Education, with customizations by EMSI.

Demographic Data
The demographic data in this report is compiled from several sources using a specialized process. Sources include US Census Bureau annual
estimates, birth and mortality rates from the US Health Department, and projected regional job growth.

State Data Sources

This report uses state data from the following agencies: New Mexico Department of Labor, Bureau of Economic Research and Analysis.

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