Employer establishments: construction in New Mexico

Employer establishments: construction in New Mexico was 4,638 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count4,638

Change on 2022+2.2%

Rank40th of 51US states ranked

Series high4,6382023

Series low4,2822015

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Employer establishments: construction in New Mexico, 2012 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.

All 12 values

Period	count
2023	4,638
2022	4,536
2021	4,440
2020	4,389
2019	4,352
2018	4,362
2017	4,333
2016	4,329
2015	4,282
2014	4,291
2013	4,340
2012	4,352

Compared with United States

Place	2023
New Mexico	4,638
United States	814,557

New Mexico compared with nearby places

Under 3,600
3,600 to 6,900
6,900 to 9,900
9,900 to 15K
15K to 22K
22K and over

Employer establishments: construction, 2023, count. New Mexico is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer establishments: construction 51 places

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in construction (NAICS 23), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms (Employer establishments: construction, New Mexico, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, Employer establishments: construction, New Mexico, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/new-mexico. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Employer establishments: construction, New Mexico, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/new-mexico.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms, Employer establishments: construction, New Mexico, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/new-mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms: Employer establishments: construction, New Mexico, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-construction/new-mexico. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the employer establishments: construction in New Mexico?

Employer establishments: construction in New Mexico was 4,638 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), construction (NAICS 23), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: construction in New Mexico?

4,638 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: construction elsewhere in United States

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