Openings
33K
Dec 2025
New Mexico Labor Market
JOLTS data - latest: Dec 2025
33K
Job Openings
33K
Hires
18K
Quits
9K
Layoffs
New Mexico Labor Market Overview
As of Dec 2025, New Mexico reported 33K job openings and 33K hires, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics JOLTS survey. Employers filled roughly 100% of available positions during this period, consistent with ample labor supply relative to the number of open roles.
Voluntary quits reached 18K (2.0% rate), ahead of the 9K layoffs and discharges recorded over the same period -- a pattern usually associated with workers who feel they have other options.
Compared to a year ago, job openings in New Mexico declined by 35.3%, a decline large enough to signal a real shift in hiring appetite, not just monthly noise.
New Mexico job openings over time
Monthly job openings in New Mexico from the BLS JOLTS survey, in thousands. The current openings rate is 3.5%.
Hires
33K
Dec 2025
Quits rate
2.0%
Voluntary turnover
Layoffs rate
—
Involuntary turnover
Monthly Trends
Openings Hires
Jan 2019 Dec 2025
How New Mexico Compares
New Mexico's JOLTS metrics ranked against all 51 states and DC, Dec 2025.
Other State Labor Markets
Frequently Asked Questions
How many job openings are there in New Mexico? ▼
New Mexico had 33K job openings as of Dec 2025, based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' JOLTS program.
How many people were hired in New Mexico recently? ▼
New Mexico recorded 33K hires in Dec 2025, according to the BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey. This tallies all payroll additions in the period, regardless of whether headcount grew overall.
What is the quits rate in New Mexico? ▼
18K workers voluntarily quit their jobs in New Mexico during Dec 2025. The quits rate was 2.0%. Quits are a closely-watched confidence signal, workers tend to leave voluntarily only when they expect to find something better.
How many layoffs happened in New Mexico? ▼
There were 9K layoffs and discharges in New Mexico during Dec 2025. The count covers every employer-initiated separation in the period, both permanent layoffs and for-cause discharges.
What are total separations in New Mexico? ▼
Total separations in New Mexico reached 29K in Dec 2025. The figure covers every way a worker can leave a job in JOLTS accounting, quits, layoffs, discharges, retirements, and intra-firm transfers alike.
Understanding Labor Data
Data source
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS).
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, JOLTS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, state-level data · 2025-12 JOLTS measures job openings, hires, and total separations (quits + layoffs + other) by state. Data is monthly with about a 1-month publication lag.