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

2010	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate
Albuquerque MSA	413,214	374,792	38,422	9.30%
City of Rio Rancho	39,294*	35,827*	3,467*	8.8%*
Bernalillo County	317,489	288,998	28,491	9.00%
Sandoval County	56,731	51,002	5,729	10.10%
Torrance County	7,027	6,297	730	10.40%
Valencia County	31,968	28,495	3,473	10.90%

Data as of September, 2010

2010 State Labor Force

	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Rate
New Mexico	961,128	879,754	81,374	8.5%

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

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemployment Rate
January	39,000	35,662	3,338	8.60%
February	39,176	35,780	3,396	8.70%
March	39,221	35,827	3,394	8.70%
April	39,414	36,238	3,176	8.10%
May	39,166	36,025	3,141	8%
June	39,395	35,908	3,487	8.90%
July	39,531*	35,858*	3,673*	9.30%
August	-	-	-	-
September	-	-	-	-
October	-	-	-	-
November	-	-	-	-
December	-	-	-	-