Albuquerque, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 397,000 jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico in November 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 421,288 employed persons for the month. Albuquerque added 800 jobs in November 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 336 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albuquerque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	November 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	397,000	+800	+2,800
CPS	421,288	+336	+10,152

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 peaked in March 2007 at 399,000. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque according to the employer survey. From a trough of 368,300 in June 2012, Albuquerque has gained 28,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in November 2019 for Albuquerque is at a new high of 421,288.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
November 2019	397,000	800	421,288	336
October 2019	396,200	-100	420,952	615
September 2019	396,300	100	420,337	1,009
August 2019	396,200	0	419,328	972
July 2019	396,200	500	418,356	1,152
June 2019	395,700	200	417,204	1,274
May 2019	395,500	100	415,930	765
April 2019	395,400	-600	415,165	710
March 2019	396,000	600	414,455	1,116
February 2019	395,400	900	413,339	1,126
January 2019	394,500	1,000	412,213	1,105
December 2018	393,500	-700	411,108	-28