Sandoval County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sandoval County’s unemployment rate is 4.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 22 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Sandoval County economy

4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
73,799
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
151,538
people in Sandoval County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$84,053
median household income
Source: Census ACS
43%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Sandoval County ranks

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

November 2026

#9Fastest-growing job markets in the Southwest+11.7% · of 61
#15Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southwest43% · of 100
#20Counties with the most jobs in AI-exposed sectors in the Southwest18% · of 70

Sandoval 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 11.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 6.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.8%, up 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+1,058 jobs), retail (+352 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Sandoval County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Sandoval County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Sandoval 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.

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Employers hiring most in Sandoval 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.

HP10 open roles
Castelion3 open roles
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology3 open roles
JLL1 open role
Johns Hopkins1 open role
Scripps Health1 open role
STEM Boomerang1 open role
STEM Boomerang New Mexico1 open role
Tsay Federal Contracting Services1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Connection of Central New Mexico Board
Bernalillo, Sandoval, Torrance, Valencia

America`s Job Center - Sandoval County
Rio Rancho · Affiliate · 505-771-2160
8:00 am to 5:00 M-F

Cities in Sandoval County

Rio Rancho22 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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