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News Releases:
Jan
24
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New Mexico — 2021

Private industry employers reported 13,500 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in New Mexico in 2021, resulting in an incidence rate of 2.8 cases per 100 full-time equivalent workers.

Jan
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — December 2022

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

Dec
15
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions – September 2022

Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $35.65 per hour in the South to $43.84 in the Northeast in September 2022.

New Mexico Economy at a Glance:
New Mexico
Data Series Back
Data		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)985.6 (r)986.1 (r)986.4 (r)986.7 989.0 (p)989.6

Employment(1)

 (r)942.7 (r)943.1 (r)943.5 (r)943.8 945.7 (p)946.4

Unemployment(1)

 (r)42.9 (r)43.0 (r)42.9 (r)42.9 43.3 (p)43.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.3 (r)4.4 (r)4.4 (r)4.3 4.4 (p)4.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 888.4 889.8 893.4 895.7 (p)897.4  

12-month % change

 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 (p)1.4  

Mining and Logging(3)

 24.1 23.8 24.3 24.0 (p)23.6  

12-month % change

 2.1 1.3 3.0 2.1 (p)0.4  

Construction(3)

 54.1 55.0 55.9 55.9 (p)56.5  

12-month % change

 0.7 3.0 4.1 2.9 (p)5.6  

Manufacturing(3)

 28.8 29.0 29.1 29.4 (p)29.3  

12-month % change

 0.7 1.4 1.4 2.1 (p)2.1  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 147.3 146.3 146.6 147.0 (p)147.9  

12-month % change

 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.0 (p)1.7  

Information(3)

 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.8 (p)10.0  

12-month % change

 9.9 7.7 0.0 -7.5 (p)-5.7  

Financial Activities(3)

 35.5 35.7 35.8 36.0 (p)36.4  

12-month % change

 -0.8 0.0 0.6 1.4 (p)2.5  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 121.7 123.0 122.9 122.5 (p)122.2  

12-month % change

 0.5 1.2 0.6 0.1 (p)-0.2  

Education & Health Services(3)

 148.5 149.2 150.4 151.5 (p)151.0  

12-month % change

 2.1 1.8 2.3 2.6 (p)2.6  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 99.3 99.7 99.4 99.7 (p)100.3  

12-month % change

 -0.7 -0.8 -1.1 -0.9 (p)0.4  

Other Services(3)

 28.1 27.8 28.0 28.2 (p)27.9  

12-month % change

 0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 (p)-1.4  

Government(3)

 191.0 190.5 191.2 191.7 (p)192.3  

12-month % change

 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.4 (p)1.1  

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 Feb 2023
Southwest Consumer Price Index Indicators Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2025
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2025
Southwest - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2025
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 — December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 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 Jan 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 – September 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Dec 2022
Las Cruces Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in New Mexico — 2021 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Jan 2023