So you're moving to Albuquerque, perhaps following a spouse or significant other or to be close to family. You might be a little bit nervous about finding a job. After all, what is there in Albuquerque, anyway? Desert? You might be surprised as to what you find there. Houses have sewage pumps and the internet just like everywhere else, and there are jobs to be had. This article should help you figure out if your skills are a good match for Albuquerque's job market and what your chances are of finding employment.

It's no secret that towns and cities all over North America and the world have been suffering from the global economic downturn and that as a result, it's become quite difficult to find a job in a lot of places. However, Albuquerque is doing pretty well. You've got a better chance here than with an NJ car service. As of April 2010, the jobless rate was only about 7.6% in Albuquerque compared to 8.1% for the state of New Mexico and 9.4% for the United States as a whole.

As for what sort of jobs you'll likely find yourself doing, it depends on whether you're male or female. Though there's no gender discrimination, males in Albuquerque tend to gravitate toward installing tankless water heaters and working in laboratories. Construction is the largest industry for males, employing 12% of the workforce, followed by professional and scientific services at 10% and tourism at 8%. Other larger industries for males include public administration, health care, and education.

The female figures are quite different. A much larger proportion of females work in their most popular industries. Health care employs a whopping 18% of the female workforce in Albuquerque, followed education at 13% and tourism at 9%. So if you're a woman, you're most likely to be working on lab reports, lesson plans, or food product launches. Other large industries for women include professional and scientific services, finance and insurance, public administration, and social assistance.

If you've decided you're not going to found Albuquerque's new best home based business, you'll have to search for a job with an existing employer. The city's largest employers are a good place to start. They include Kirtland Air Force Base (which employs civilians as well as the military), the University of New Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories, the City of Albuquerque, Lovelace Health System, and the Intel Corporation.