Santa Fe County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Santa Fe County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 81 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Santa Fe County economy

4.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
71,445
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
155,175
people in Santa Fe County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,689
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Santa Fe County ranks

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

November 2026

#9Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Southwest47% · of 100

Santa Fe 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 1.7% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.3%, up 0.7 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+526 jobs), health care (+478 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−598 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Santa Fe 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.

Santa Fe County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 Health26 open roles
Casa Milagro3 open roles
Christus Health2 open roles
Enterprise Bank & Trust2 open roles
Groundworks New Mexico2 open roles
Hilton Worldwide Holdings2 open roles
InforCapital, partnership2 open roles
Santa Fe Botanical Garden2 open roles
Under Canvas2 open roles
Albertsons Companies1 open role

Colleges in Santa Fe County

Colleges in Santa Fe County
College	City	Type	Students
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Santa Fe	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
Southwestern College	Santa Fe	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000
St. John's College	Santa Fe	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Conferences in Santa Fe County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Santa Fe County. 1 with dates announced.

IAIABC Forum
Apr 12 to Apr 14, 2027 · Santa Fe, NM
Paid ticket. Pricing not found.
APA New Mexico Annual State Planning Conference
Usually October (next dates not announced) · Santa Fe, NM
Ticket $300 to $450. 2026 edition: member $300-$400, non-member $350-$450 by registration period; one-day $200-$250.

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Santa Fe 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 - Santa Fe
Santa Fe · Comprehensive · 505-355-1758
Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00

Cities in Santa Fe County

Santa Fe79 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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