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Labor Force Statistics

December 2005 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are shown below. The MSA data are not seasonally adjusted. The national seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December 2005 was 4.9%.


Labor Force Size 000'sEmployed 000'sUnemployed 000's% Unemployed December 2005
Albuquerque MSA
406.7
389.7
16.3
4.0%
Santa Fe MSA
78.5
75.5
2.7
3.5%
New Mexico
941.3
906.4
41.2
4.4%

According to the New Mexico Department of Labor, the fastest growing occupations in New Mexico are:

PROJECTED LONG TERM NEEDS, 1998-2008
Plastic Molding/Casting Machine Operators/Tenders
Secretaries/Commodities/Financial Service Sales Agents
Computer Scientists, NEC
Health Practitioners, NEC
Computer Support Specialists
Paper Goods Machine Setters/Operators
Systems Analysts
Hand Workers, Jewelry, Precision
Surgical Technologists
Computer Science Teachers, Post-Secondary