Los Alamos, NM jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Lead Automation & Control Systems Engineer 2 - Mission CriticalSargent & Lundy
- Senior Automation & Control Systems Engineer 2 - Mission CriticalSargent & Lundy
- Grocery/Bulk Dept ManagerNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
- Physician Practices Billing ManagerLifePoint Health
- Registered Nurse (RN) Director, Surgical ServicesLifePoint Health
- Lead Medical TechnologistLifePoint Health
- Senior Principal ScientistNevada National Security Site Mission Support and Test Services
- Senior Principal ScientistMission Support and Test Services (MSTS)
- Admin Assistant 3University of New Mexico-Main Campus
- Marketing Assistant/UnitUniversity of New Mexico-Main Campus
Employers hiring most in Los Alamos
- Sargent & Lundy6 open roles
- Compa Industries3 open roles
- LifePoint Health3 open roles
- Keller Executive Search2 open roles
- University of New Mexico-Main Campus2 open roles
- Austin NAWIC1 open role
- Los Alamos National Laboratory1 open role
- Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS)1 open role
- Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1 open role
- Nevada National Security Site Mission Support and Test Services1 open role
Los Alamos layoffs
No layoff notices naming Los Alamos 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.
Los Alamos 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 17.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.0% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.3%, up 0.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: admin & staffing (+320 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Los Alamos. 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).
- Northern Area Local Workforce Development Board
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Los Alamos County economy
2.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
1.8% the month before
13,528
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,374
people in Los Alamos County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$143,188
median household income
Source: Census ACS
73%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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