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Consumer Price Index, West Region — June 2018
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), edged up 0.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
County Employment and Wages in New Mexico – Fourth Quarter 2017
In New Mexico’s only large county, Bernalillo, employment edged up 0.2 percent from December 2016 to December 2017.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albuquerque – May 2017
Workers in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.31 in May 2017, about 8 percent below the nationwide average of $24.34.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)931.6 | 933.3 | 935.0 | 936.5 | 937.6 | (p)938.5 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)875.8 | 878.3 | 881.1 | 884.1 | 887.0 | (p)890.4 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)55.8 | 55.0 | 53.9 | 52.4 | 50.6 | (p)48.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.4 | (p)5.1 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
835.8 | 838.3 | 839.2 | 839.9 | 840.5 | (p)841.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
21.2 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | (p)20.7 |
12-month % change |
|
11.0 | 6.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | (p)-1.0 |
Construction(4) |
|
47.2 | 48.6 | 48.5 | 48.3 | 48.3 | (p)48.3 |
12-month % change |
|
8.5 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | (p)6.4 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
27.0 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 27.1 | 26.9 | (p)26.6 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 | (p)1.9 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
136.2 | 137.1 | 137.4 | 137.8 | 137.2 | (p)138.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | (p)1.2 |
Information(5) |
|
11.5 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 11.7 | (p)11.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-15.4 | -13.2 | -4.2 | -8.1 | -10.7 | (p)-5.6 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
34.6 | 34.7 | 35.1 | 35.0 | 35.4 | (p)35.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.0 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.7 | (p)5.6 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
104.4 | 104.7 | 105.3 | 106.8 | 107.6 | (p)108.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | (p)3.7 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
140.1 | 140.2 | 139.4 | 139.0 | 138.6 | (p)138.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | (p)-0.5 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
97.8 | 97.8 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 98.0 | (p)98.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | (p)3.0 |
Other Services(4) |
|
28.6 | 28.8 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.8 | (p)28.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | (p)0.0 |
Government(4) |
|
187.2 | 187.2 | 187.6 | 187.3 | 187.3 | (p)186.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | (p)0.5 |
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