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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. |