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Jobs & Industry in New Mexico

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

Zero percent unemployment marks the job market in New Mexico, where almost everyone who is able to work has a role. Full-time employment is more common here than in most similar areas, making the local workforce remarkably stable.

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📍 New Mexico, Suburb / Locality

Where New Mexico sits — Unemployment rate

0.0% —

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is New Mexico — lower than 99% of areas.

New Mexico0.0%
2346, NSW 4.4%
New South Wales 4.9%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 60% of adults are working or looking for work, which is similar to the New South Wales figure. Full-time work is particularly strong, with 61.3% of the workforce employed full-time, well above the state average of 58%.

Unemployment rate

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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59.6% —

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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61.3% —

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Work in New Mexico is spread across several sectors, led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 25.8% and education and training at 22.6%. Wholesale trade also makes up a significant 12.9% of local jobs.

Industries people work in

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New Mexico splits fairly evenly between Agriculture, forestry & fishing (26%) and Education & training (23%), with Wholesale trade at 13%.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing 25.8% Education & training 22.6% Wholesale trade 12.9% Mining 9.7% Manufacturing 9.7% Retail trade 9.7% Professional & technical 9.7%

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Managers are the most common role at 25.8%, followed by sales workers at 19.4%. Technicians and trades workers make up 12.9% of the local workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In New Mexico, the largest group is Managers at 33%, followed by Sales workers (25%) and Technicians & trades (17%).

Managers 25.8% Sales workers 19.4% Technicians & trades 12.9% Professionals 9.7% Community & personal service 9.7%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in New Mexico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12953/new-mexico/topic/employment