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Outdoor recreation drives $3.6 billion, 31,000 jobs in New Mexico

Outdoor recreation drives $3.6 billion, 31,000 jobs in New Mexico

March 11, 2026New federal data show outdoor recreation contributed $ $3.6 billion to New Mexico’s economy and supported more than 31,000 jobs in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).Gov. Michelle Lujan GrishamCabinet Secretary Rob BlackDeputy...

Outdoor Recreation Industry Continues to Bolster State

November 27, 2023SANTA FE, N.M. – The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released economic data for 2022 exhibiting outdoor recreation’s powerful and positive economic impact on the U.S. economy. The outdoor recreation economy in New...

Quarterly data shows sustained economic growth statewide

October 12, 2023SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico set another quarterly record high in spending, $8.67 billion, measured by Matched Taxable Gross Receipts (MTGR), in the fourth quarter of the 2023 fiscal year (April, May, and June 2023), according to the Quarterly Economic...