New Mexico

• Economic Indicators

  Energy Indicators

  Global oil inventories are expected to rise over the next year as supply growth continues outpacing consumption. Chinese stockpiling has provided some price support. U.S. crude production is projected to remain stable supported by continued efficiency gains.

  February 12, 2026

• Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

  Employment in Las Cruces grew solidly in 2025. The unemployment rate ticked up in December but remains low compared with pre-pandemic levels.

  February 11, 2026

• Economic surveys

  Agricultural Survey

  Bankers responding to the fourth-quarter survey reported stable conditions in the agricultural industry in most regions of the Eleventh District.

  December 22, 2025

• Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

  Employment in Southern New Mexico grew in the second quarter. The unemployment rate fell but remained higher than the state and nation.

  November 12, 2025

• Southwest Economy

  Has the opioid crisis peaked in Texas and the U.S.?

  After years of mounting deaths and costs from opioid addition, recent declines in both Texas and the nation suggest the worst may have passed.

  November 10, 2025

• Dallas Fed Economics

  Central bank swaps offer dollar crisis lifeline to non-U.S. banks

  Starting in late 2007, the Federal Reserve, in partnership with a few major foreign central banks, began offering central bank dollar liquidity swap lines as an important liquidity backstop.

  September 30, 2025

• Economic surveys

  Agricultural Survey

  Bankers responding to the third-quarter agriculture survey reported somewhat better conditions across most regions of the Eleventh District.

  September 22, 2025

• Energy Indicators

  Global oil inventories are expected to grow in 2025 as analysts expect flat demand growth and an increase in OPEC+ production. A majority of Dallas Fed Energy survey firms reported tariffs increased the cost of drilling new wells.

  September 08, 2025

• Dallas Fed Economics

  Grading Texas education requires a closer look behind the numbers

  The adequacy of the Texas educational system, which enrolls more than 5.5 million children in public kindergarten-through-12 schools, has been a recurring source of concern in the state.

  August 28, 2025

• Southern New Mexico Economic Indicators

  Employment in Southern New Mexico grew in the second quarter. The unemployment rate fell but remained higher than the state and nation.

  August 05, 2025