Los Lunas Business Overview

Labor Snapshot

• Labor force size: 32,068 (Valencia County, 3/06)
• Unemployment rate: 5.2% (1st qtr. 2006)
• Avg.manufacturing wage: $15.74 (Albuquerque MSA, 2005)
• Weekly average wage: $471 (Valencia County, 2005)
• Average monthly earnings: $3,068 (2nd qtr. 2005)
• Average new hire earnings: $1,943

Comparison Wage Table

*Data From Census of Employment for Central New Mexico

Major Los Lunas Employers

Utilities

• Public Service Company of New Mexico provides electric utility service to Los Lunas, (505) 241-2700
• The Village of Los Lunas provides water, sewer and solid waste services. It has over one million gallons per day available for business and industry, (505) 865-0945
• Qwest Communications provides telephone service, (800) 603-6000.

Transportation

Los Lunas, just 17 miles south of Albuquerque, is an ideal location for businesses. Interstate 25, a north-south highway that connects Mexico with the Northern Rockies, skirts the village's west side. Traffic going west from Los Lunas can connect to Interstate 40, thirty-five miles west of Albuquerque, via NM Highway 6. It takes only 20 minutes to travel from the Los Lunas I-25 interchange to the Albuquerque International Sunport. Travel time to the airport from Valencia County is actually faster than from many locations in Albuquerque. The Mid-Valley Airport provides general aviation service for Los Lunas.

In the summer of 2006, the New Mexico Rail Runner commuter rail will start service for the public between Albuquerque and Bernalillo. Rail service will extend to the Los Lunas and Belen stations in September/October of 2006.

Business Resources

• Los Morros Business Park provides an excellent business location adjacent to the Los Lunas exit off Interstate 25
• The Small Business Development Center at UNM-Valencia offers information and assistance to small businesses in Los Lunas
• The Valencia County Chamber of Commerce has 275 members and offers networking and community events

Jim Covell, Economic Development Consultant
Phone: (505) 839-3840 E-mail: cibolaj@aol.com