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May
10

Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2018

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Apr
11

Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2018

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
21

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2017

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $30.36 per hour in the South to $40.93 in the Northeast during December 2017.

New Mexico Economy at a Glance:

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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)931.7 (2)931.6 933.3 935.0 936.5 (p)937.6

Employment(1)

 (2)875.9 (2)875.8 878.3 881.1 884.1 (p)887.0

Unemployment(1)

 (2)55.7 (2)55.8 55.0 53.9 52.4 (p)50.6

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)6.0 (2)6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 (p)5.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 836.3 835.8 838.3 839.2 839.9 (p)841.0

12-month % change

 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.2 1.2 (p)1.3

Mining and Logging(4)

 21.2 21.2 20.8 20.6 20.6 (p)20.5

12-month % change

 11.0 11.0 6.7 3.0 1.0 (p)-0.5

Construction(4)

 47.1 47.2 48.6 48.5 48.3 (p)48.4

12-month % change

 9.5 8.5 9.7 9.0 7.6 (p)7.3

Manufacturing(4)

 26.9 27.0 27.2 27.1 27.1 (p)27.0

12-month % change

 1.9 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.0 (p)3.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 136.3 136.2 137.1 137.4 137.8 (p)137.4

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.3 -0.7 0.0 0.5 (p)0.5

Information(5)

 11.8 11.5 11.2 11.4 11.3 (p)11.7

12-month % change

 -14.5 -15.4 -13.2 -4.2 -8.1 (p)-10.7

Financial Activities(4)

 34.4 34.6 34.7 35.1 35.0 (p)35.4

12-month % change

 2.4 3.0 3.3 4.5 3.9 (p)4.7

Professional & Business Services(4)

 105.0 104.4 104.7 105.3 106.8 (p)108.1

12-month % change

 3.0 1.8 0.9 1.1 2.8 (p)4.1

Education & Health Services(4)

 140.2 140.1 140.2 139.4 139.0 (p)138.8

12-month % change

 1.5 0.9 0.9 0.3 -0.2 (p)0.1

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 97.8 97.8 97.8 98.1 97.9 (p)97.7

12-month % change

 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.1 1.5 (p)1.8

Other Services(4)

 28.6 28.6 28.8 28.7 28.8 (p)28.8

12-month % change

 0.0 0.4 1.1 0.7 1.1 (p)0.3

Government(4)

 187.0 187.2 187.2 187.6 187.3 (p)187.2

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.3 -0.2 0.1 0.2 (p)0.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and a new seasonal adjustment procedure.
(3) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(5) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Albuquerque Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2018
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2018
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2018
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albuquerque, May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Las Cruces, May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Fe, May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2017
Fatal Occupational Injuries in New Mexico Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2017
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2018 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2018
CPI Historical Table - West Region Consumer price indexes Table May 2018
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2017
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Nov 2017
County Employment and Wages in New Mexico – Fourth Quarter 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2018
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table May 2018
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table May 2018
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2017 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2018
Las Cruces Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2018