Rio Communities, located within Valencia County, has very competitive labor costs compared with the Albuquerque Metro Area — $567 average weekly wage in Valencia County vs. $837 per week in Albuquerque.
Valencia County Unemployment and Wage information represented below (click on graphic to view at full size):
Links are provided below for some of the most relevant reports from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (their website also contains a wealth of additional information).
2014 New Mexico Annual Social Economic Indicators
2014 New Mexico State of the Workforce Report
Below is a chart from Albuquerque Economic Development detailing employment by sector in the Albuquerque Metro Area:
Albuquerque Economic Development’s complete Business Location Profile for the Albuquerque Metro Area can be downloaded here.
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