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New Mexico jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

New Mexico’s unemployment rate is 4.7%. 535 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 3 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

New Mexico economy

  • 4.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.1% the month before

  • 969,788

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 2,114,768

    people in New Mexico

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $62,125

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 40%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

New Mexico layoffs

  • 3

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 304

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 3

    employers

WARN notices filed in New Mexico, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Sierra LoboTakes effect Nov 29, 2026Otero County242—State record
ConduentTakes effect Aug 1, 2026Bernalillo County11—State record
Atkore HDPE, LLCTakes effect Jun 30, 2026Bernalillo County51—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in New Mexico

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. University of New Mexico-Main Campus92 open roles
  2. Oracle17 open roles
  3. Rocket Lab15 open roles
  4. Kairos Power14 open roles
  5. CACI International11 open roles
  6. Community Health Systems11 open roles
  7. HP11 open roles
  8. HF Sinclair8 open roles
  9. Hubbard Broadcasting8 open roles
  10. Curia Global7 open roles
  11. LifePoint Health7 open roles
  12. Caci, LLC - Commercial6 open roles

Higher education in New Mexico

  • 13

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 130,000

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in New Mexico

Largest colleges in New Mexico
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerquePublic 4-year20,000+
New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas CrucesPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortalesPublic 4-year5,000–9,999
Navajo Technical UniversityCrownpointPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorroPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanolaPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
University of the SouthwestHobbsPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Western New Mexico UniversitySilver CityPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentSanta FePublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Southwestern CollegeSanta FePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteAlbuquerquePublic 2-yearUnder 1,000

All 13 New Mexico colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving New Mexico. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

25 American Job Centers in New Mexico

Job fairs and business events in New Mexico

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in New Mexico.

Conferences in New Mexico

Industry conferences and trade shows held in New Mexico, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 6 with dates announced.

All conferences

New Mexico counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

New Mexico cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in New Mexico?

See what to do first, what New Mexico unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from New Mexico’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. New Mexico unemployment benefits.