Southwest Information Office

Employment Indicators in Selected States - December 2011
Seasonally adjusted unless otherwise indicated (numbers in thousands)
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Labor force data

Civilian labor force

1,361.0 1,364.9 1,368.0 2,089.2 2,047.9 2,047.1 956.5 935.9 939.9 1,749.4 1,752.9 1,758.8 12,209.4 12,361.5 12,378.8

Employed

1,253.9 1,256.4 1,262.7 1,929.2 1,907.3 1,906.8 873.8 874.6 877.9 1,630.2 1,646.3 1,651.3 11,198.6 11,364.4 11,419.4

Unemployed

107.2 108.5 105.3 160.0 140.6 140.2 82.6 61.3 62.0 119.2 106.7 107.5 1,010.7 997.1 959.4

Unemployment rate

7.9 7.9 7.7 7.7 6.9 6.8 8.6 6.5 6.6 6.8 6.1 6.1 8.3 8.1 7.8

Nonfarm wage and salary employment

Total

1,167.6 1,176.1 1,175.6 1,890.4 1,937.4 1,938.0 796.9 804.2 804.0 1,531.2 1,571.6 1,572.8 10,444.7 10,629.0 10,649.2

Mining and Logging

10.7 10.7 10.9 52.2 55.6 56.1 18.6 20.5 21.0 45.3 49.4 50.4 217.2 255.9 257.9

Construction

47.3 47.7 47.6 121.9 123.6 120.8 43.9 38.9 37.9 68.1 71.9 71.0 597.1 590.5 590.8

Manufacturing

159.0 154.8 155.0 137.1 144.1 144.0 29.2 29.4 29.3 126.0 135.4 136.6 812.2 835.2 837.4

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

234.9 233.3 235.2 367.7 371.9 374.6 133.8 137.1 138.9 276.9 281.6 282.3 2,062.2 2,107.8 2,108.0

Information (1)

15.5 15.5 15.3 28.2 28.6 29.1 14.3 14.1 14.1 24.6 23.9 23.6 192.8 186.4 184.9

Financial Activities

49.0 50.6 50.2 92.8 97.8 97.6 32.3 35.3 35.1 80.2 80.8 80.6 620.8 636.7 638.8

Professional & Business Services

120.7 121.6 120.8 192.5 195.8 196.1 91.7 92.4 91.7 171.1 177.2 177.3 1,290.6 1,342.1 1,343.7

Education and Health Services

167.3 170.6 170.8 273.6 291.8 292.0 122.4 126.8 126.6 205.0 209.5 209.3 1,406.6 1,444.3 1,443.5

Leisure and Hospitality

103.8 105.9 105.4 196.1 202.1 202.2 83.8 85.8 85.2 138.9 145.1 142.7 1,019.0 1,056.1 1,060.2

Other Services

43.2 45.7 45.0 66.3 64.9 64.2 29.0 28.2 27.6 60.5 59.0 59.0 365.4 378.8 378.7

Government

216.2 219.7 219.4 362.0 361.2 361.3 197.9 195.7 196.6 334.6 337.8 340.0 1,860.8 1,795.2 1,805.3

Footnotes
(1) New Mexico information industry employment is not seasonally adjusted.
(P) Preliminary

NOTE: Numbers may not sum to totals due to rounding. Industry employment and labor force estimates are subject to revision in the spring of each year.


Source: BLS Southwest Information Office, Dallas; CES and LAUS Surveys.

Last Modified Date: January 24, 2012