Top industries in Albuquerque NM include aerospace and defense, energy technology including solar energy, and semicondcutor and computer chip manufacturing. Major employers in the Albuquerque area include Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratory and Intel Corp. The flagship campus of the 25,000-student University of New Mexico is in Albuquerque, as is Central New Mexico Community College.

Manufacturers

Intel Corp., 3,300

Honeywell Defense & Space Electronic Systems

Ethicon Endo-Surgery

SCHOTT Solar

Thomas & Betts

General Mills

Major Public Facility/Institution in the Albuquerque Metro 

Kirtland Air Force Base, 35,690 (civilian), 4,860 (military)

University of New Mexico, 14,300

Albuquerque Public Schools, 14,480

Sandia National Laboratories, 8,400

Presbyterian Hospital, 7,369

UNM Hospital, 5,950

City of Albuquerque, 6,680

State of New Mexico, 5,910

Lovelace Health System, 3,700

Bernalillo County, 2,300

Central NM Community College, 1,770