New Mexico Civilian Labor Force


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New Mexico Civilian Labor Force (Annual Averages)*,1  
Civilian Unemployment
Year Labor Force   Employed Number     Rate (%)
2008r 959,458 919,466 39,992
4.2
2007r 945,700 912,167 33,533
3.5
2006r 935,396 896,359 39,037
4.2
2005r 917,569 870,288 47,281
5.2
2004r 901,833 849,970 51,863
5.8
2003 888,468 835,835 52,633
5.9
2002 871,512 823,191 48,321
5.5
2001 863,682 821,003 42,679
4.9
2000 852,293 810,024 42,269
5.0
1999 824,355 778,013 46,342
5.6
1998 845,074 792,853 52,221
6.2
*   Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
p  Preliminary.
r   Revised.
1  Estimates made in accordance with the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
Note:  Caution should be used when comparing the 1996 labor force series with
other years.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has indicated that revisions
to the 1996 state labor force series were larger than can be attributed to sampling
variability alone.  Comparisons of 1996 data with other years may not be statistically
meaningful.
Source: New Mexico Dept. of Workforce Solutions,
Economic Research and Analysis Bureau, Table A.
Table prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico.