Albuquerque, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 371,300 jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 369,660 employed persons for the month. Albuquerque lost 1,100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 671 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albuquerque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	371,300	-1,100	-700
CPS	369,660	-671	-2,021

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Albuquerque as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Albuquerque, New Mexico

CES employment for Albuquerque peaked in April 2008 at 397,200. Since then 25,900 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque according to the employer survey. From a trough of 369,800 in December 2011, Albuquerque has gained 1,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 393,285 for Albuquerque in March 2008. 23,625 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	371,300	-1,100	369,660	-671
February 2012	372,400	2,300	370,331	-497
January 2012	370,100	300	370,828	-1,448
December 2011	369,800	-900	372,276	1,300
November 2011	370,700	-400	370,976	882
October 2011	371,100	-400	370,094	-290
September 2011	371,500	-500	370,384	-384
August 2011	372,000	100	370,768	-488
July 2011	371,900	1,500	371,256	-430
June 2011	370,400	-1,000	371,686	-812
May 2011	371,400	-700	372,498	486
April 2011	372,100	100	372,012	331
March 2011	372,000	-900	371,681	-5