November 2025 | Released January 08, 2026
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United States
Employment snapshot
- The highest unemployment rate was 6.5 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2.1 percent in South Dakota.
- In November, payroll jobs rose in 35 states and fell in 15. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.3 percent in Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, and Mississippi. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.4 percent in New Hampshire.
New Mexico
Employment snapshot
In November, New Mexico added 700 net payroll jobs. In the prior month, New Mexico lost 200 net payroll jobs.
Over the past 12 months, New Mexico added 11,500 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.2 percentage points from 4.4 percent.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November. New Mexico is tied for 6th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
In November, New Mexico’s private sector added 700 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 8,000 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, New Mexico added 1,200 net private payroll jobs.
New Mexico
Payroll employment
- New Mexico added 700 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, New Mexico lost 200 jobs. New Mexico nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 8 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 64,000 in November. New Mexico is tied for 6th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.
New Mexico added 700 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during November. In the prior month, New Mexico added 1,200 jobs. New Mexico private sector payroll employment has increased in 7 of the past 12 months.
Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 69,000 jobs in November, or 0.1 percent. New Mexico is tied for 11th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.
From October 2025 to November 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+1,000) and Leisure and Hospitality (+700).
- The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-500) and Construction (-400).
From November 2024 to November 2025:
- The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+8,700) and State and Local Government (+6,600).
- The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-4,400) and Federal Government (-3,100).
New Mexico
Labor force
The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.
- New Mexico is tied for 47th in the nation.