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Unemployed people in Albuquerque, NM

Unemployed people in Albuquerque, NM was 11,412 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons11,412
Change on 2024+5%
Rank1st of 10Cities in New Mexico ranked
Series high21,2062020
Series low8,4422007

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Unemployed people in Albuquerque, NM, 1990 to 2025

5,00010K15K20K25K19901996200220082014202020251990: 11,092 persons1991: 11,749 persons1992: 10,643 persons1993: 14,239 persons1994: 10,039 persons1995: 9,608 persons1996: 11,501 persons1997: 10,120 persons1998: 10,419 persons1999: 8,946 persons2000: 9,488 persons2001: 9,943 persons2002: 11,626 persons2003: 12,702 persons2004: 12,299 persons2005: 11,448 persons2006: 9,351 persons2007: 8,442 persons2008: 10,715 persons2009: 17,131 persons2010: 20,293 persons2011: 18,559 persons2012: 17,819 persons2013: 17,310 persons2014: 16,442 persons2015: 16,169 persons2016: 16,236 persons2017: 15,144 persons2018: 12,436 persons2019: 12,658 persons2020: 21,206 persons2021: 18,268 persons2022: 10,267 persons2023: 9,651 persons2024: 10,870 persons2025: 11,412 persons5,00010K15K20K25K19902002201420251990: 11,092 persons1991: 11,749 persons1992: 10,643 persons1993: 14,239 persons1994: 10,039 persons1995: 9,608 persons1996: 11,501 persons1997: 10,120 persons1998: 10,419 persons1999: 8,946 persons2000: 9,488 persons2001: 9,943 persons2002: 11,626 persons2003: 12,702 persons2004: 12,299 persons2005: 11,448 persons2006: 9,351 persons2007: 8,442 persons2008: 10,715 persons2009: 17,131 persons2010: 20,293 persons2011: 18,559 persons2012: 17,819 persons2013: 17,310 persons2014: 16,442 persons2015: 16,169 persons2016: 16,236 persons2017: 15,144 persons2018: 12,436 persons2019: 12,658 persons2020: 21,206 persons2021: 18,268 persons2022: 10,267 persons2023: 9,651 persons2024: 10,870 persons2025: 11,412 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202511,412
202410,870
20239,651
202210,267
202118,268
202021,206
201912,658
201812,436
201715,144
201616,236
201516,169
201416,442
201317,310
201217,819
201118,559
201020,293
200917,131
200810,715
20078,442
20069,351
200511,448
200412,299
200312,702
200211,626
20019,943
20009,488
19998,946
199810,419
199710,120
199611,501
19959,608
199410,039
199314,239
199210,643
199111,749
199011,092

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Albuquerque, NM, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Albuquerque, NM, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/albuquerque-nm. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Albuquerque, NM, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/albuquerque-nm.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Albuquerque, NM, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/albuquerque-nm (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Albuquerque, NM?

Unemployed people in Albuquerque, NM was 11,412 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 5% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 10 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Albuquerque, NM?

21,206 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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