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Current Employment Statistics (CES)

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) program publishes monthly nonagricultural wage and salary EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS estimates by industry, as reported by New Mexico employers via a business establishment survey. Data are published for statewide New Mexico and its four metropolitan areas (Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe) at North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry supersectors. CES estimates are among the earliest economic data indicating current economic conditions and, due to this timeliness, are highly demanded and heavily used in the private and public sectors. Data are published monthly on the LASER website at https://jobs.state.nm.us/ces and with the monthly News Release and Labor Market Review. 

This information, along with data for other states and the nation, can be found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at http://www.bls.gov/sae/home.htm.

Dashboard Download Options
PDF: Save one or more dashboards or workbooks at a time as a PDF (multiple layout options available).
Crosstab: Download CSV file (each chart or table will need to be chosen and each data set exported separately).
Data: Open a web page with the visualization’s data in a table.
Image: Save the entire visualization as a JPEG file.
If the Data/Crosstab options are not available, click on one of the exhibits and then attempt the download. You can also access and download these and more data via NMDWS’s interactive data website, LASER— www.jobs.state.nm.us/analyzer.

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW)

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly census of nonagricultural wage and salary ESTABLISHMENTS, EMPLOYMENT, AND WAGES by industry. Data is based on information reported by New Mexico employers, covering 97 percent of nonfarm wage and salary workers. Data are published every quarter for statewide New Mexico, the four Workforce regions, the four metropolitan areas (Albuquerque, Farmington, Las Cruces, and Santa Fe), and all 33 counties at the 2- and 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) level. Data are published quarterly on the LASER website at  https://jobs.state.nm.us/QCEW

This information, along with data for other states and the nation, can be found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at https://www.bls.gov/cew/

Size Class Data

Size class data is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data are published once each year for the first quarter.

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QCEW Technical Note
Dashboard Download Options
PDF: Save one or more dashboards or workbooks at a time as a PDF (multiple layout options available).
Crosstab: Download CSV file (each chart or table will need to be chosen and each data set exported separately).
Data: Open a web page with the visualization’s data in a table.
Image: Save the entire visualization as a JPEG file.
If the Data/Crosstab options are not available, click on one of the exhibits and then attempt the download. You can also access and download these and more data via NMDWS’s interactive data website, LASER— www.jobs.state.nm.us/analyzer.

Business Employment Dynamics (BED)

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) program measures GROSS JOB GAINS AND LOSSES at private businesses on a quarterly basis for statewide New Mexico. Data are published at the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry supersector level.

BED data measure the net change in employment at the establishment or firm level. These changes come about in one of four ways. A net increase in employment can come from either opening units or expanding units. A net decrease in employment can come from either closing units or contracting units. Gross job gains include the sum of all jobs added at either opening or expanding units. Gross job losses include the sum of all jobs lost in either closing or contracting units. The net change in employment is the difference between gross job gains and gross job losses.

BED data can be found on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website at  https://www.bls.gov/bdm/.  

Data for New Mexico 

Business Employment Dynamics Summary - off site link 

New Mexico Annual Data 

Note that annual revisions are published each year with the release of first quarter data. These revisions cover the last four quarters of non-seasonally adjusted data and five years of seasonally adjusted data.

Business Employment Dynamics Technical Notes. View additional information on the BLS Business Employment Dynamics Web site.

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