Employment & Unemployment

Rio Rancho’s adjacency to Albuquerque allows it to draw from the largest labor pool in New Mexico.  Sandoval County, which encompasses most of Rio Rancho, has a labor force of about 52,003 and is included in the Albuquerque MSA definition. The table below presents the most recent estimate data for the Albuquerque MSA by county.


2010 Albuquerque MSA Labor Force

2010Labor ForceEmployedUnemployedRate
Albuquerque MSA413,214374,79238,4229.30%
City of Rio Rancho39,294*35,827*3,467*8.8%*
Bernalillo County317,489288,99828,4919.00%
Sandoval County56,73151,0025,72910.10%
Torrance County7,0276,29773010.40%
Valencia County31,96828,4953,47310.90%

Data as of September, 2010

2010 State Labor Force

Labor ForceEmployedUnemployedRate
New Mexico961,128879,75481,3748.5%

Data as of August, 2010


Rio Rancho Labor Force

Data Collection

The   U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of labor Statistics (BLS) publishes employment statistics for Rio Rancho on a monthly basis. The term labor force, as used by BLS, typically refers to the total number of persons 16 years of age and older and classified as employed or unemployed. The civilian labor force is defined as the total labor force, excluding persons in the armed forces. The civilian labor force is equal to employment plus unemployment.

2010 Rio Rancho

Labor Force Estimates

MonthLabor ForceEmployedUnemployedUnemployment Rate
January39,00035,6623,3388.60%
February39,17635,7803,3968.70%
March39,22135,8273,3948.70%
April39,41436,2383,1768.10%
May39,16636,0253,1418%
June39,39535,9083,4878.90%
July39,531*35,858*3,673*9.30%
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As of September, 2010

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