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What sets Albuquerque's economy apart

The industry that stands out most in the Albuquerque, NM metro, measured against the national mix, is computer and electronic products. Its 48 establishments are 1.8 times the share you would expect from the country as a whole. Next come medical device and other manufacturing (92 establishments, 1.7 times) and social assistance (625 establishments, 1.4 times). Of the 58 metros on these pages with published figures for computer and electronic products, Albuquerque ranks 5th, behind Manchester, NH and others.

Electronics deals put patents, export-control records and engineering files in front of outside reviewers.

Device and specialty manufacturers share regulatory files, patents and supplier quality records during diligence. In medical device and other manufacturing, Albuquerque places 4th of 61 metros here; Providence, RI leads.

How Albuquerque compares

The Census Bureau estimated the Albuquerque, NM metro's population at 926,303 in July 2024, up 9,634 or 1.1 percent on the April 2020 base of 916,669.

Measured against the 2023 estimate of 923,477, the same year as the business count, Albuquerque has 67.6 offices of lawyers per 100,000 residents, 11th of the 59 metro areas on these pages against a median of 52.6; the nearest rates are Little Rock, AR at 66.7 and Jackson, MS at 68.8.

The metro with the closest number of law offices is Virginia Beach, VA, with 625; the metro closest in population, New Orleans, LA at 966,230 residents, has 1,053 law offices and 439 accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll establishments.

Counted by accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll firms instead, Albuquerque's nearest match is Little Rock, AR, with 356.

• Residents, July 2024: 926,303
• Residents, April 2020 base: 916,669
• Change since 2020: +9,634 (1.1 percent), 43rd of 59
• Law offices per 100,000 residents: 67.6, 11th of 59
• Accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll per 100,000 residents: 39.5, 34th of 59
• Securities and investment per 100,000 residents: 20.9, 58th of 59
• Managing offices per 100,000 residents: 11.2, 51st of 59
• Real estate agents and brokers per 100,000 residents: 44.7, 37th of 59
• Employees in offices of lawyers: about 3,400
• Employees in accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll: about 2,500

The courts and regulators behind Albuquerque paperwork

When an Albuquerque dispute reaches federal court, it goes to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, whose Albuquerque courthouse is the Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse.

CPAs practicing in New Mexico are licensed by the New Mexico Public Accountancy Board.

At state level, securities offerings and investment advisers in New Mexico answer to the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, Securities Division, so an Albuquerque fund raising money or an adviser facing an exam has documents to produce on request.

If personal information in an Albuquerque deal, audit or case file is exposed, New Mexico's data breach notification law sets who has to be told and when.