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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Ift.~ .. n () <) ()::., .;- ,) ':.-' ...) In the High Plains area of New Mexico, total employment in 1980 was about 55,000 jobs. The large majority of these jobs were located in the southern counties of the region, particularly in Lea and Curry Counties which together accounted for nearly three-fourths of the regional employment. Oklahoma Total employment in Oklahoma is approximately 1.2 million jobs. Key industrial sectors contributing to this total employment are: wholesale and retail trade, government, services and manufacturing. About 4% of the total employment is engaged in farming. Employment in the Ogallala Region is different from statewide employment trends. The percentage of the 1 abor force engaged in farmi ng decreased only by about 16% in the Region compared to nearly 30% in areas outside the Region from 1960-1980. Agricultural employment from 1970-1980 actually increased by about 4% in the Region, in contract to the statewide trend. Texas Texas reported a total employment level of over six million jobs in 1980. Whol esal e and retai 1 trade and manufacturi ng provided the greatest number of jobs. Other important sources of employment were servi ces, government and constructi on. Total employment growth in Texas has con- sistently exceeded national rates of growth in virtually all sectors. During the past two decades, total nonagricultural employment increased more than 120% in Texas versus about 65% for the United States. Withi n the Hi gh Pl ai ns Regi on of the state, tot a 1 employment was about 500,000 jobS in 1980. Agricul tural jobs compri se a 1 arger-than-average share of total employment in the northern part of the Texas High Plains, while mining industries and wholesale trade provides a substantial part of the employment in the southern areas of the Region. 1-35