Albuquerque, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 401,000 jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 420,756 employed persons for the month. Albuquerque added 200 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 675 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albuquerque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	401,000	+200	+10,300
CPS	420,756	+675	+15,988

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Albuquerque 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 for Albuquerque, New Mexico

CES employment for Albuquerque in December 2018 is at a new high of 401,000.

CPS employment in December 2018 for Albuquerque is at a new high of 420,756.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	401,000	200	420,756	675
November 2018	400,800	0	420,081	1,048
October 2018	400,800	1,100	419,033	2,536
September 2018	399,700	2,200	416,497	2,134
August 2018	397,500	700	414,363	-545
July 2018	396,800	1,300	414,908	595
June 2018	395,500	2,400	414,313	2,093
May 2018	393,100	-600	412,220	1,278
April 2018	393,700	-200	410,942	392
March 2018	393,900	-600	410,550	1,424
February 2018	394,500	1,200	409,126	2,117
January 2018	393,300	2,600	407,009	2,241