Labor Market

Regional Labor Market

  Doña Ana Luna Otero El Paso Region
Civilian Labor Force               94,573           8,703        25,921      373,991          503,188
Employment               88,235           7,658        23,841      349,181          468,915
Unemployment                 5,842           1,045          2,080         24,810            33,777
Unemployment Rate (%)                      8.3             12.0               8.0                6.6                   8.7
Average Wage per Job $33,773 $27,677 $31,721 $33,113 $31,571
Median Age 32.9 37.8 35.6 32 34.6
% College Grad 35.1 18.9 29.6 30.4 28.5
Average Commute Time (Min.) 21.9 17.9 18.5 23.5 20.5
           
% Occupational Distribution Doña Ana Luna Otero El Paso Region
Management & Professional                   32.6             20.9            27.5             30.4                 27.9
Service & Sales                   47.8             45.2            47.9             47.0                 47.0
Construction & Maintenance                   10.5             15.6            15.6                9.0                 12.7
Production & Transport                      9.2             18.3               9.1             13.7                 12.6
           
% Industry Distribution Doña Ana Luna Otero El Paso Region
Agriculture                      2.9             10.0               2.5                1.1                   4.1
Construction                      6.6               7.7               8.2                6.0                   7.1
Transportation Utilities                      4.5               5.4               3.7                7.0                   5.2
Trade                   12.5             12.7            14.6             14.6                 13.6
Manufacturing                      4.1             11.4               2.0                6.6                   6.0
Information                      1.3               0.5               1.3                1.9                   1.3
Finance & Insurance                      4.2               3.1               4.8                4.9                   4.3
Professional Services                   10.7               5.1               9.3             10.9                   9.0
Education & Health Care                   28.6             23.3            23.8             25.4                 25.3
Arts & Entertainment                   11.8               9.4            12.0             10.2                 10.9
Other Services                      5.2               4.0               4.4                4.2                   4.5
Public Administration                      7.6               7.3            13.4                7.3                   8.9
           
Industry Average Wages ($) Doña Ana Luna Otero El Paso Region
Manufacturing $41,792 $33,441 $27,492 $39,752 $35,619
Transportation $31,892 $42,756 $39,574 $47,426 $40,412
Information $40,775 $40,640 $30,606 $35,031 $36,763
Wholesale Trade $63,196 $38,925 $27,492 $45,600 $43,803
F.I.R.E. $38,968 $31,168 $33,400 $43,060 $36,649
Services $34,240 $21,598 $30,259 $32,825 $29,731
           
Source: US Census ACS 2018, US Census 2018 County Business Patterns