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News Releases:
May
23
New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover — March 2023

In March 2023, New Mexico had 59,000 job openings compared to 61,000 openings in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Apr
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — March 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
New Mexico
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2023		 Apr
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)944.2 (r)945.0 947.7 950.8 953.7 (p)956.1

Employment(1)

 (r)911.2 (r)912.2 914.3 916.4 919.9 (p)922.6

Unemployment(1)

 (r)33.0 (r)32.8 33.5 34.4 33.8 (p)33.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 (p)3.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 855.5 854.9 861.4 862.8 865.9 (p)865.8

12-month % change

 2.5 2.3 3.2 2.6 2.8 (p)2.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 22.8 22.8 23.0 22.9 22.8 (p)23.4

12-month % change

 17.5 16.3 16.2 15.1 12.9 (p)14.7

Construction(3)

 49.7 48.9 50.2 50.6 50.5 (p)50.7

12-month % change

 2.9 1.0 3.7 3.9 3.3 (p)2.8

Manufacturing(3)

 29.3 29.3 29.5 29.5 29.4 (p)29.7

12-month % change

 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.1 2.4 (p)2.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 142.6 142.2 142.7 141.9 142.2 (p)140.9

12-month % change

 1.6 0.4 1.1 -1.8 -1.0 (p)-1.9

Information(3)

 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 (p)11.1

12-month % change

 3.8 10.0 4.8 3.8 2.8 (p)2.8

Financial Activities(3)

 34.5 34.4 34.3 34.1 34.6 (p)34.8

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.6 -0.9 -1.7 -0.9 (p)-0.6

Professional & Business Services(3)

 118.2 118.2 118.9 119.5 120.1 (p)120.4

12-month % change

 4.0 3.7 4.5 4.6 5.0 (p)5.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 142.7 142.4 143.7 144.7 145.6 (p)145.9

12-month % change

 2.4 2.4 3.4 3.7 4.1 (p)3.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 95.7 96.2 97.0 97.0 97.3 (p)97.5

12-month % change

 2.5 3.3 5.8 4.5 4.1 (p)4.1

Other Services(3)

 28.4 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.4 (p)28.6

12-month % change

 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.7 -0.7 (p)0.0

Government(3)

 180.7 181.1 182.7 183.1 183.9 (p)182.8

12-month % change

 1.1 1.3 2.1 2.4 2.9 (p)2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Albuquerque Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2023
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2023
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albuquerque — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Las Cruces — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Fe — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Fatal Occupational Injuries in New Mexico Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2022
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2023
CPI Historical Table - West Region (PDF) Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
Southwest Fatal Occupational Injuries by State Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2023
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Jan 2023
County Employment and Wages in New Mexico – Fourth Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2023
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2022
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Las Cruces Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2023
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New Mexico — 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2023
New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover — March 2023 Employment News Release May 2023