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News Releases:
Sep
13
Consumer Price Index, West Region — August 2023

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

Sep
12
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – June 2023

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $36.11 per hour in the South to $47.54 in the Northeast in June 2023.

Aug
22
New Mexico Job Openings and Labor Turnover — June 2023

In June 2023, New Mexico had 64,000 job openings compared to 65,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
New Mexico
Data Series Back
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2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 953.7 956.1 958.4 960.7 962.8 (p)964.5

Employment(1)

 919.9 922.6 924.8 926.8 928.0 (p)928.6

Unemployment(1)

 33.8 33.5 33.6 33.8 34.8 (p)35.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 865.9 865.5 867.4 871.4 870.2 (p)867.8

12-month % change

 2.8 2.5 2.6 3.4 2.5 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(3)

 22.8 23.3 23.7 24.2 24.1 (p)23.8

12-month % change

 12.9 14.2 16.2 16.9 13.1 (p)10.2

Construction(3)

 50.5 50.9 51.4 51.8 52.0 (p)53.2

12-month % change

 3.3 3.2 3.4 5.1 5.3 (p)7.3

Manufacturing(3)

 29.4 29.6 29.7 29.5 29.8 (p)30.1

12-month % change

 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.8 (p)3.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 142.2 141.6 141.7 141.5 141.6 (p)141.6

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.5 -1.2 -0.6 -0.6 (p)-0.9

Information(3)

 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.6 (p)10.6

12-month % change

 2.8 2.8 2.8 1.9 -1.9 (p)-1.9

Financial Activities(3)

 34.6 34.8 34.7 34.3 34.8 (p)34.2

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.6 -0.9 -1.7 -0.6 (p)-2.3

Professional & Business Services(3)

 120.1 120.1 119.1 117.0 114.3 (p)114.1

12-month % change

 5.0 4.8 3.5 2.0 -1.6 (p)-2.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 145.6 146.1 146.1 146.8 147.4 (p)147.5

12-month % change

 4.1 3.9 3.7 4.6 4.2 (p)4.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 97.3 96.8 98.8 99.8 99.8 (p)100.0

12-month % change

 4.1 3.3 5.8 6.4 4.5 (p)4.8

Other Services(3)

 28.4 28.5 28.4 28.5 28.4 (p)28.2

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.3 -0.7 1.4 0.0 (p)-1.4

Government(3)

 183.9 182.7 182.9 187.2 187.4 (p)184.5

12-month % change

 2.9 2.0 1.8 4.6 4.5 (p)2.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
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 Sep 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2023
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2023
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 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 — August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 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 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 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 – June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Las Cruces Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Sep 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 — June 2023 Employment News Release Aug 2023