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NM NONMETROPOLITAN AREA labor market reports
Free archive of WageScape reports for NM NONMETROPOLITAN AREA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Controller pay climbs in nonmetro NM as broader finance hiring stalls.
Finance
- October 2026 — Controller pay climbs in nonmetro NM as broader finance hiring stalls.
- September 2026 — Nonmetro NM finance hiring squeezed by scarcity, not demand.
- August 2026 — Nonmetro New Mexico's labor market is really several markets.
Human Resources
- October 2026 — Nonmetro NM unemployment climbs even as hiring holds firm.
- September 2026 — Rural New Mexico's pay map fractures further amid thin labor supply.
- August 2026 — Nonmetro New Mexico's unemployment gap hits 14 points.
Information Technology
- October 2026 — Nonmetro New Mexico pays a premium for security, lags on everything else.
- September 2026 — Nonmetro New Mexico's IT pay is a tale of two counties.
Life Sciences
- October 2026 — Validation Engineer pay spikes as rural NM's talent base thins.
- September 2026 — Federal labs are outbidding biotech for nonmetro New Mexico's scientists.
General Market Conditions
- October 2026 — Nonmetro NM jobs grow, but unemployment climbs with them.
- September 2026 — New Mexico's labor force is shrinking faster than its unemployment rate implies.
Restaurant Industry
- October 2026 — Nonmetro NM restaurant pay softens as labor slack widens.
- September 2026 — Rural New Mexico's labor pool is shrinking faster than demand.
- August 2026 — Nonmetro New Mexico holds a wage edge that's starting to erode.