Albuquerque, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 352,700 jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 359,649 employed persons for the month. Albuquerque lost 46,900 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 54,749 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albuquerque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	352,700	-46,900	-45,300
CPS	359,649	-54,749	-55,024

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 January 2020 at 403,000. Since then 50,300 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 420,257 for Albuquerque in December 2019. 60,608 jobs have been lost in Albuquerque since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Albuquerque, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	352,700	-46,900	359,649	-54,749
March 2020	399,600	-2,700	414,398	-5,154
February 2020	402,300	-700	419,552	-48
January 2020	403,000	3,300	419,600	-657
December 2019	399,700	-1,300	420,257	319
November 2019	401,000	800	419,938	483
October 2019	400,200	-900	419,455	616
September 2019	401,100	600	418,839	763
August 2019	400,500	800	418,076	868
July 2019	399,700	1,300	417,208	895
June 2019	398,400	700	416,313	872
May 2019	397,700	-300	415,441	768