New Mexico Job Growth

There were 808,300 jobs in New Mexico in April 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 868,587 employed persons for the month. New Mexico added 2,100 jobs in April 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 1,826 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is New Mexico job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	April 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	808,300	+2,100	+2,300
CPS	868,587	+1,826	+9,193

New Mexico Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for New Mexico as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in New Mexico

CES employment peaked in September 2008 for New Mexico at 852,900. Since then 44,600 jobs have been lost in New Mexico according to the employer survey. From a trough of 795,700 in January 2011, New Mexico has gained 12,600 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in New Mexico reached a maximum of 909,260 in February 2008. 40,673 jobs have been lost in New Mexico since then according to the household survey. From a July 2011 low of 856,135, New Mexico has added 12,452 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2012	808,300	2,100	868,587	1,826
March 2012	806,200	1,900	866,761	1,544
February 2012	804,300	2,700	865,217	1,283
January 2012	801,600	-1,300	863,934	1,262
December 2011	802,900	-600	862,672	1,577
November 2011	803,500	-3,500	861,095	1,556
October 2011	807,000	-1,400	859,539	1,648
September 2011	808,400	700	857,891	1,325
August 2011	807,700	3,800	856,566	431
July 2011	803,900	-2,000	856,135	-669
June 2011	805,900	-800	856,804	-1,329
May 2011	806,700	700	858,133	-1,261
April 2011	806,000	5,400	859,394	-521