New Mexico state prices & labor vs the US
Where New Mexico sits against the national average on the prices households and builders feel first. All states: /states.
Regular gasoline
$4.39
AAA · 2026-10-02 · −0.1% vs US
Residential electricity
16.09¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · +1.8% YoY · −12.1% vs US
Industrial electricity
4.16¢/kWh
EIA · Jul 2026 · −27.5% YoY · −57.4% vs US
Labor
Construction avg weekly wage
$1,322
BLS QCEW · Jan 2026 · +3.8% YoY · −19.1% vs US
Unemployment rate
4.7%
BLS LAUS · Aug 2026 · +0.6pp over 1y · US 4.2%
Each figure carries its own source date — they update on different schedules. Data: geo.json.