Santa Fe, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 61,700 jobs in Santa Fe, New Mexico in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 73,054 employed persons for the month. Santa Fe lost 100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 693 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Santa Fe job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	61,700	-100	+1,000
CPS	73,054	+693	+1,210

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

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, New Mexico

CES employment for Santa Fe peaked in September 2007 at 65,800. Since then 4,100 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe according to the employer survey. From a trough of 60,000 in November 2009, Santa Fe has gained 1,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 76,453 for Santa Fe in June 2008. 3,399 jobs have been lost in Santa Fe since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 71,314, Santa Fe has added 1,740 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Santa Fe, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	61,700	-100	73,054	693
November 2011	61,800	600	72,361	673
October 2011	61,200	500	71,688	283
September 2011	60,700	500	71,405	-62
August 2011	60,200	100	71,467	-253
July 2011	60,100	-900	71,720	-633
June 2011	61,000	100	72,353	-377
May 2011	60,900	-400	72,730	150
April 2011	61,300	600	72,580	185
March 2011	60,700	-500	72,395	269
February 2011	61,200	400	72,126	117
January 2011	60,800	100	72,009	165
December 2010	60,700	-200	71,844	9