Las Cruces, NM jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Chief Medical Officer (CMO) - Las Cruces, NMMountain View Regional
- Director, Home Health Clinical OperationsEnhabit
- Space Vehicle Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)Boeing
- Digital Media SpecialistCurrent Newspaper
- Construction Project LeadSierra Lobo
- Electrical Engineer, FacilitiesSierra Lobo
- Civil EngineerSierra Lobo
- Mechanical Engineer, Facilities 3/4Sierra Lobo
- City AttorneyCity of Las Cruces
- Clinical Nutrition ManagerHhs-34be6538
Employers hiring most in Las Cruces
- Peraton9 open roles
- LifePoint Health5 open roles
- Sierra Lobo4 open roles
- Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
- Jobot2 open roles
- Parsons2 open roles
- Peraton Enterprise Solutions2 open roles
- Aerotek1 open role
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Barnard1 open role
Las Cruces layoffs
No layoff notices naming Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Conferences in Las Cruces
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Las Cruces. No dates announced yet for the next edition.
- NMLA Annual Conference
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Las Cruces, NM
Paid ticket, price not listed
Doña Ana 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 10.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.1% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 5.1%, up 0.7 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,008 jobs), construction (+1,628 jobs)
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Las Cruces. 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).
- Southwestern Area Workforce Development Board
Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra, Socorro
America`s Job Center - Las Cruces
Las Cruces · Comprehensive · 575-524-6250
Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00
Doña Ana County economy
5.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
104,828
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
221,665
people in Doña Ana County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$55,663
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
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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