1996 Civilian Labor Force, by Metropolitan and
Nonmetropolitan Portions (Annual Averages)* 1/
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                                                       Unemployment
                            Civilian                ----------------  
Area                     Labor Force  Employment    Number  Rate (%)
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Metropolitan Portion 2/      536,980     503,325    33,655       6.3
  Albuquerque MSA 3/         358,039     340,013    18,026       5.0
  Farmington MSA 4/           49,229      43,279     5,950      12.1
  Las Cruces MSA 5/           66,368      59,906     6,462       9.7
  Santa Fe MSA 6/             63,344      60,127     3,217       5.1
Nonmetropolitan Portion 2/   275,882     248,501    27,381       9.9

New Mexico                   812,862     751,826    61,036       7.5


*   Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
1/  Estimates made in accordance with the U.S. Department of Labor.
2/  Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan portions are based on current
    metropolitan statistical area (MSA) definitions.
3/  Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance and Valencia counties.
4/  San Juan County.
5/  Dona Ana County.
6/  Santa Fe County.

Note:  Caution should be used when comparing the 1996 labor force 
series with other years.  The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 
has indicated that revisions to the 1996 state labor force series 
were larger than can be attributed to sampling variability alone.  
Comparisons of 1996 data with other years may not be statistically 
meaningful.

Source: New Mexico Department of Labor, Economic Research and
Analysis Bureau, Table A.  Released April 2005.

Table prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research,
University of New Mexico.