Albuquerque, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Albuquerque fell 0.0 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Albuquerque peaked in December 2010 at 9.1% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.9% in November 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Albuquerque unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
New Mexico	6.6%	+0.1	-2.0
Albuquerque	6.9%	0.0	-2.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Albuquerque, New Mexico, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Albuquerque, New Mexico Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Albuquerque peaked in December 2010 at 37,101. There are now 9,508 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 27,516 in November 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 77. Albuquerque employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Albuquerque	27,593	+77	-9,508

Number of Unemployed Persons

Albuquerque, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Albuquerque Unemployment Rate	Albuquerque Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	6.6%	6.9%	27,593
November 2011	8.7%	6.5%	6.9%	27,516
October 2011	8.9%	6.6%	7.0%	27,717
September 2011	9.0%	6.6%	7.0%	27,808
August 2011	9.1%	6.6%	7.0%	27,818
July 2011	9.1%	6.7%	7.1%	28,426
June 2011	9.1%	6.8%	7.3%	29,232
May 2011	9.0%	6.9%	7.4%	29,970
April 2011	9.0%	7.6%	8.0%	32,559
March 2011	8.9%	8.1%	8.6%	34,832
February 2011	9.0%	8.7%	9.0%	36,860
January 2011	9.1%	8.7%	9.0%	36,978