McKinley County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McKinley County’s unemployment rate is 6.6%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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McKinley County economy

6.6%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
22,732
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
71,172
people in McKinley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,496
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McKinley County outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs down 1.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 6.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 6.6%, up 1.3 points from a year ago

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McKinley County layoffs

No layoff notices naming McKinley County 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in McKinley County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Navajo Technical College3 open roles
Navajo Technical University2 open roles
Blue Signal Search1 open role
City of Gallup, New Mexico1 open role
divvyDOSE1 open role
LHC Group1 open role
Love's Travel Stops1 open role

Colleges in McKinley County

Colleges in McKinley County
College	City	Type	Students
Navajo Technical University	Crownpoint	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving McKinley County. 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
Cibola, Colfax, Los Alamos, McKinley, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos

America`s Job Center - Gallup
Gallup · Affiliate · 505-863-8181
Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00

Cities in McKinley County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from New Mexico’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New Mexico unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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