Albuquerque, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 402,200 jobs in Albuquerque, New Mexico in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 420,535 employed persons for the month. Albuquerque added 2,500 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 441 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Albuquerque job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	402,200	+2,500	+5,700
CPS	420,535	-441	+8,322

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 January 2020 is at a new high of 402,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 421,140 for Albuquerque in November 2019. 605 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
January 2020	402,200	2,500	420,535	-441
December 2019	399,700	-1,300	420,976	-164
November 2019	401,000	800	421,140	188
October 2019	400,200	-900	420,952	615
September 2019	401,100	600	420,337	1,009
August 2019	400,500	800	419,328	972
July 2019	399,700	1,300	418,356	1,152
June 2019	398,400	700	417,204	1,274
May 2019	397,700	-300	415,930	765
April 2019	398,000	800	415,165	710
March 2019	397,200	-300	414,455	1,116
February 2019	397,500	1,000	413,339	1,126