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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southwest > New Mexico > Albuquerque

Albuquerque

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 2025
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Albuquerque — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Fatal Occupational Injuries in New Mexico Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2025
Albuquerque, NM Economy at a Glance:
Albuquerque, NM
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
2025		 May
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)469.0 469.7 467.1 465.1 (p)466.3  

Employment(1)

 (2)452.2 449.8 448.4 448.7 (p)450.9  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)16.9 19.9 18.7 16.3 (p)15.4  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.6 4.2 4.0 3.5 (p)3.3  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 428.0 425.1 427.4 427.7 428.2 (p)430.9

12-month % change

 1.4 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.8 (p)2.4

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 28.3 28.8 29.4 29.1 28.7 (p)28.6

12-month % change

 1.8 6.3 8.1 7.0 5.5 (p)4.0

Manufacturing(4)

 17.3 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 (p)16.9

12-month % change

 1.2 0.6 -0.6 -0.6 -0.6 (p)-0.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 72.4 70.0 69.3 69.7 69.0 (p)69.1

12-month % change

 2.7 2.3 1.8 2.5 2.2 (p)2.1

Information(4)

 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.4 (p)5.3

12-month % change

 -6.9 0.0 -10.2 -8.5 -11.5 (p)-7.0

Financial Activities(4)

 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.5 (p)19.7

12-month % change

 -3.9 -3.5 -3.5 -3.0 -2.0 (p)-1.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 68.4 68.2 68.6 68.1 69.6 (p)71.1

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.9 0.4 0.3 2.1 (p)3.8

Education and Health Services(4)

 74.1 74.0 75.0 75.2 75.0 (p)75.4

12-month % change

 4.1 5.4 6.1 6.8 5.2 (p)6.8

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 44.4 44.3 44.4 44.8 44.8 (p)45.8

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.2 0.5 -0.7 -2.2 (p)-1.5

Other Services(4)

 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.2 (p)13.4

12-month % change

 1.5 0.8 -0.8 -0.8 -0.8 (p)0.0

Government(4)

 84.7 84.7 85.8 85.7 86.0 (p)85.6

12-month % change

 2.0 3.3 2.4 2.0 2.3 (p)1.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary