ABQ Times

Bernalillo County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 18,833 people out of the 674,919 living in Bernalillo County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Bernalillo County has remained fairly stable compared to the 5.5% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Bernalillo County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 6.5%.

Of the 323,298 people who had a job during that time, 3,612 were employed in the Armed Forces and 319,686 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	18,833	5.5%
Employed	323,298	94.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	319,686	93.4%
Employed in armed forces	3,612	1.1%