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Jun
15

County Employment and Wages in New Mexico – Fourth Quarter 2016

New Mexico’s only large county, Bernalillo, reported an employment increase of 1.2 percent from December 2015 to December 2016.

Jun
14

Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2017

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Jun
12

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2017

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $29.84 per hour in the South to $41.19 in the Northeast during March 2017.

New Mexico Economy at a Glance:

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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)928.8 930.7 932.4 934.5 935.8 (p)934.9

Employment(1)

 (2)866.4 867.9 869.2 871.5 873.0 (p)873.2

Unemployment(1)

 (2)62.4 62.8 63.2 63.0 62.7 (p)61.6

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)6.7 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.7 (p)6.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 836.4 833.5 837.0 837.3 840 (p)836.9

12-month % change

 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.9 1.1 (p)0.9

Mining and Logging(4)

 18.5 18.8 19.3 19.4 19.5 (p)19.3

12-month % change

 -18.1 -14.2 -9.0 -6.7 -3.5 (p)-3.0

Construction(4)

 43.7 44.3 44.5 46.1 47 (p)46.2

12-month % change

 0.2 0.5 0.0 4.3 8.3 (p)7.4

Manufacturing(4)

 26.5 26.4 26.5 26.2 26.3 (p)26.4

12-month % change

 -4.7 -3.6 -3.3 -3.7 -3.3 (p)-2.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 139.3 138.6 138.9 139.0 139.7 (p)139.5

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.4 -0.1 0.1 0.4 (p)0.5

Information(5)

 12.9 12.6 12.8 12.8 13.1 (p)13.2

12-month % change

 8.4 9.6 0.0 4.1 -1.5 (p)2.3

Financial Activities(4)

 33.2 33.7 33.3 33.6 33.6 (p)33

12-month % change

 -0.9 0.6 -0.9 0.6 0.3 (p)-1.5

Professional & Business Services(4)

 102.8 101.9 102.1 100.9 101.3 (p)100.9

12-month % change

 2.8 1.9 1.8 0.4 0.7 (p)0.0

Education & Health Services(4)

 140.9 140.2 140.5 141.0 141 (p)141.1

12-month % change

 4.1 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.2 (p)2.1

Leisure & Hospitality(4)

 97.8 98.2 98.4 97.8 97.9 (p)98.5

12-month % change

 3.8 3.9 3.3 2.9 3.2 (p)3.5

Other Services(4)

 29.4 29.3 29.1 29.1 29.5 (p)29.6

12-month % change

 3.9 3.5 2.5 2.5 3.5 (p)3.5

Government(4)

 191.4 189.5 191.6 191.4 191.1 (p)189.2

12-month % change

 0.2 -1.0 -0.1 -0.1 -0.3 (p)-1.1

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal adjustment.
(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 Jun 2017
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2017
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albuquerque, May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Las Cruces, May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Occupational Employment and Wages in Santa Fe, May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016
Fatal Occupational Injuries in New Mexico Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2016
Consumer Price Index, West Region — May 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2017
CPI Historical Table - West Region Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2017
Southwest Occupational Fatalities by State Workplace fatalities Table Dec 2016
Southwest Occupational Injury and Illness Rates by State Workplace injuries and illnesses Table Nov 2016
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 Jun 2017
Employment Indicators In Southwest States (PDF) Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Employment Indicators in Selected States Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2017
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – March 2017 Benefits, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Las Cruces Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2017