Albuquerque, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 367,100 jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 372,276 employed persons for the month. Albuquerque lost 1,000 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,300 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albuquerque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	367,100	-1,000	-1,700
CPS	372,276	+1,300	-236

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 March 2007 at 397,300. Since then 30,200 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 393,285 for Albuquerque in March 2008. 21,009 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque since then according to the household survey. From a October 2011 low of 370,094, Albuquerque has added 2,182 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	367,100	-1,000	372,276	1,300
November 2011	368,100	-200	370,976	882
October 2011	368,300	-600	370,094	-290
September 2011	368,900	-200	370,384	-384
August 2011	369,100	-1,000	370,768	-488
July 2011	370,100	100	371,256	-430
June 2011	370,000	1,300	371,686	-812
May 2011	368,700	-1,800	372,498	486
April 2011	370,500	1,900	372,012	331
March 2011	368,600	-700	371,681	-5
February 2011	369,300	-800	371,686	-335
January 2011	370,100	1,300	372,021	-491
December 2010	368,800	-900	372,512	69