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Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), crept up 0.1 percent in August.
Consumer Price Index, West Region — July 2019
Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), were unchanged in July.
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albuquerque – May 2018
Workers in the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.53 in May 2018, about 10 percent below the nationwide average of $24.98.
New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2019 |
Mar 2019 |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
952.0 | 953.8 | 955.2 | 956.8 | 959.0 | (p)961.7 |
Employment(1) |
|
903.3 | 905.5 | 907.3 | 909.2 | 911.7 | (p)914.1 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
48.7 | 48.4 | 47.9 | 47.6 | 47.3 | (p)47.6 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | (p)4.9 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
848.1 | 851.9 | 852.6 | 854.3 | 857.9 | (p)861.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
26.4 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 26.8 | (p)26.9 |
12-month % change |
|
10.9 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 8.1 | (p)8.9 |
Construction(3) |
|
49.0 | 49.5 | 50.0 | 50.2 | 50.3 | (p)50.6 |
12-month % change |
|
3.2 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.6 | (p)8.4 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
26.8 | 27.1 | 27.2 | 27.3 | 27.6 | (p)27.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | (p)1.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
136.5 | 136.9 | 136.3 | 135.9 | 135.6 | (p)135.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.9 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -1.5 | -1.6 | (p)-1.7 |
Information(3) |
|
11.6 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.4 | (p)11.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.3 | -4.9 | -2.6 | -2.6 | -4.2 | (p)-3.4 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
34.0 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.8 | (p)35.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | (p)2.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
107.9 | 108.0 | 107.9 | 108.2 | 108.3 | (p)109.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)2.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
141.0 | 141.8 | 142.3 | 143.3 | 142.4 | (p)141.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.0 | (p)1.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
100.8 | 102.0 | 102.3 | 101.9 | 102.1 | (p)103.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | (p)6.0 |
Other Services(3) |
|
28.5 | 29.0 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 28.9 | (p)29.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | (p)1.0 |
Government(3) |
|
185.6 | 185.5 | 185.4 | 185.8 | 189.7 | (p)191.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | (p)2.4 |
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