Otero County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Otero County’s unemployment rate is 5.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 9 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Otero County economy

5.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
24,008
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
68,235
people in Otero County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$52,717
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Otero County ranks

Where Otero County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#21Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Southwest8.3 per 10,000 · of 97

Otero 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 down 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 5.0%, up 0.6 points from a year ago
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−387 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Otero County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Otero County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
242
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Otero County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Sep 15, 2026	Sierra LoboTakes effect Nov 29, 2026	Otero County	242	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Otero 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.

CHRISTUS Health3 open roles
BG Power Advisors1 open role
Civic Engagement1 open role
Digital Bridge1 open role
DigitalBridge1 open role
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology1 open role
TechForward1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Otero 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).

Eastern Area Workforce Development Board
Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Union

America`s Job Center - Alamogordo
Alamogordo · Affiliate · 575-378-3444
M-F 8am-5pm

Cities in Otero County

Alamogordo9 jobs

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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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