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Job Market / New Mexico

New Mexico Job Market

As of 2026-07-01 (preliminary)

Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Labor Force
970,483
Employed
924,321
Unemployed
46,162
Monthly change: 0.0 pp
12-month change: +0.8 pp
U.S. rate: 4.1%

Unemployment Rate Trend

24-month range: 4.0% – 4.9%

Monthly History

PeriodRateLabor ForceEmployedUnemployed
2026-07-014.8%970,483924,32146,162
2026-06-014.8%972,427925,52246,905
2026-05-014.9%976,140928,41747,723
2026-04-014.9%978,814931,24347,571
2026-03-014.8%982,371935,67946,692
2026-02-014.7%983,966937,99645,970
2026-01-014.5%985,170940,85144,319
2025-12-014.3%985,342942,71842,624
2025-11-014.3%985,100942,47842,622
2025-09-014.2%983,988942,77041,218
2025-08-014.1%983,709943,46940,240
2025-07-014%983,892944,27739,615
2025-06-014%984,485944,98939,496
2025-05-014%985,461945,65339,808
2025-04-014.1%986,389946,23640,153
2025-03-014.1%986,996946,55040,446
2025-02-014.1%987,239946,49140,748
2025-01-014.1%987,201946,24840,953
2024-12-014.2%986,879945,73741,142
2024-11-014.2%986,202944,83041,372
2024-10-014.2%985,336943,70141,635
2024-09-014.2%984,368942,54541,823
2024-08-014.3%983,469941,64641,823
2024-07-014.2%982,694941,12841,566

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, seasonally adjusted.

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