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Which metro areas in New Mexico are adding jobs fastest?

Santa Fe, NM (+6.7%), Las Cruces, NM (+5.1%) and Albuquerque, NM (+4.1%) added private-sector jobs fastest among New Mexico metro areas between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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All 4 ranked New Mexico metro areas

New Mexico metro areas ranked by private-sector job growth
RankMetro areaChange 2018–23Jobs addedPrivate jobs 2023Residents
1Santa Fe, NM+6.7%+3,09248,934156,907
2Las Cruces, NM+5.1%+2,72455,834229,091
3Albuquerque, NM+4.1%+12,654319,138925,279
4Farmington, NM−1.4%−48735,168120,340

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.

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Which metro area in New Mexico has the fastest job growth?

Santa Fe, NM: +6.7%, ahead of Las Cruces, NM (+5.1%) and Albuquerque, NM (+4.1%), of 4 New Mexico metro areas ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Every metropolitan statistical area (OMB Bulletin 23-01) with a figure is ranked, one-county areas included: such an area's figures are its county's, so its row may link to the county page. Micro areas are left out. Areas without a figure for the same period as the others are not ranked. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states.

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