Workforce, Employers, & Utilities

Workforce Potential

Grants/Milan
Potential
Annual
New Entrants
High School Graduates 200/yr 2    
Going into local work force
80
80
Others - College drop outs, ect.
50
40
Students seeking work
225
75
NMSU Branch - 2 Year College - 700 Student    
No. of students seeking work Full or part-time (est) 3
600
300
Grants: Work Force Assessment    
Cibola County Labor Force -- 11,200    
Estimated no. of currently employed in the force earning $6.50 or less (25%)
2,800
 
Unemployed
900
 
Potential Workers -- not in work force 4
1,560
100
Total
6,215
615

(1) Eligible defined by age 18 or older.
(2) Includes Grants High School and Laguna/Acoma High School
(3) Estimate based on interview with administrators at Grants Branch, New Mexico State University. Average student age -- 30.
(4) In Cibola County the labor force participation for ages 16-64 was 59.3%. If the participants were 70%, the same as the rest of the state, there would be 1,560 more workers in the labor force. Source: New Mexico Dept. of Labor special Study, August 1998.
(5) Estimates of potentials workers assumes a Call Center that would pay a minimum of $7.00/hr., provide a number of part-time jobs (Approx. 30% and have fringe benefit package paying 100% of the employees health care cost as a minimum.

 

Population/Labor
2000

Population

18,579

Labor Force

9,848

Unemployment Rate (%)

6.1 %

Per Capita Personal Income

11,731

Average Salary & wage per job

 

 

Occupation
2000

Management, professional, and related occupations 446 29.6%

Service Occupations

 2,074 23.8
Sales and office occupations 1,848 21.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 96 1.1
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,094 12.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,014 11.7

 

Industry
2000

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining

446

 5.1%
Construction 718 8.3
Manufacturing 607 7.0
Wholesale trade 135 1.6
Retail trade 917 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities information 389 4.5
Finance, insurance, real estate and rental and leasing 203 2.3
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 287 3.3
Education, health and social services 2,385 27.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 1,114 12.8
Other services(except public administration) 324 3.7
Public Administration 1,071 12.3

 

Wages - Total employers 8

Start at $5.50 or less (various occupations) 4 employers
Clerks/retail/clerical/teller at $5.50 or less

                 2 employers
$5.50 to $6.00 clerks/cashiers/retail//bookkeepers/security 2 employers
$6.00 - $7.50 hr. Laborers 1 employers
$7.50 - $10.00 Computer, Data entry, some clerical 6 employers
$7.00 - $8.00 hr. Government entry level jobs  2 employers
$8.00 - $10.00 Entry level services, maintenance 2 employers
$12.00 - $16.00 Journeyman, Foreman 2 employers

 

Survey of Several Employers

Turnover Rates

Highest
30%
Lowest
1%
20%-30%
2
10%-20%
4
Under 10%
3

Average Number of New Hires Annually (Turnover)

High of new employees 30-40
30-40
1 employer
15-30
3 employers
Under 10
5 employers

Factors Affecting Turnover

Retirement
2
Moving
2
Low Wages
3
School
1
Competition
2

Languages

No. of employers that have requirements for bilingualism (Spanish)
2

Total no. of employers having bilingual Employees (Spanish)
8

Hiring Practices

No. of Employers Responding
No. of Interviews Made Prior to Hiring
4 10-20
1 6-8
2 3-4

Minimum Hiring Requirement for Employment

 
No. of Employers Reporting
GED or High School 5
Drug Test 2
Drivers License 1
Age 18 2
Previous experience 3
Manner of dress -- appearance 2
Some type of written testing 2
Physical exam 1

Impression of Local Work Force

  No. of Employers commenting
Good work ethic 4
Skilled workers hard to find 1
Poor work ethic/motivation 4
High level of illiteracy  

 

Health Benefits

Of 9 companies interviewed all pay some portion of basic health insurance. The lowest reported is 50% of premium paid by employer. Top is paying for 100% of employee and family.
50% of employee or more 4
100% of employee 4
Pay some or all of dependents 4
Dental Insurance (at least part paid by company) 6

Other Benefits

Have profit sharing 1
Have retirement plans 8

 

Major Employers
2000

Employer

Number of Employees

Grants/Cibola Schools

575

Laguna Industries

320

New Mexico Highway Department

287

Lee Ranch Coal Mine

260

The Connection Inbound Customer Service Center

250

City of Grants

160

Corrections Corporation of America-CCA

110

Mount Taylor Millwork

55

Casa Blanca Commercial Center

43

Cibola General Hospital

110

City of Grants

240

Continental Divide Electric

60

Grants State Bank

38

ACL Hospital

240

Cibola County

81

Milan Supermarket

90

NMSU-Grants Branch

100

Plains Electric

130

Pueblo of Laguna

507

McKinley Paper Company

115

Quivira Mining Company

30

Acoma Business Enterprises

700

Smith’s Food & Drug

55

Western NM Correctional Facility

236

 

Utility Services

Cable Comcast
Propane/Gas

1. PNM Gas Services
2. Ferrell Gas
3. Milan Bottle Gas Company
4. Ortega’s Propane of Milan
Electric Continental Divide
Water/Sewer City of Grants
Garbage Waste Management of NM
Telephone US West Communications

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