Hobbs, NM jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Director of FinancePENN Entertainment
- Clinical Research CoordinatorEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology
- LOGISTICS COORDINATORMilford A Winsupply Company
- HR Generalist / Business PartnerIntrepid Potash
- Operations SpecialistWaste Management
- Director of FinancePENN Entertainment
- Front End Entry LevelAlbertsons Companies
- Director of Human ResourcesPENN Entertainment
- Senior HR ManagerEnergy Innovation: Policy and Technology
- Supply Chain ManagerEnergy Innovation
Employers hiring most in Hobbs
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology3 open roles
- PENN Entertainment3 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Energy Innovation1 open role
- Intrepid Potash1 open role
- Milford A Winsupply Company1 open role
- Precision Group1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
- Shamrock Foods1 open role
- Waste Management1 open role
Hobbs layoffs
No layoff notices naming Hobbs in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Hobbs
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of the Southwest | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Lea County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 11.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: mining & energy (+960 jobs), retail (+497 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hobbs. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in New Mexico? How to file for unemployment in New Mexico (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Eastern Area Workforce Development Board
Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Union
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Lea County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
34,795
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
73,154
people in Lea County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,750
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from New Mexico’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. New Mexico unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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