Hobbs, NM jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Hobbs
- Account ExecutiveShamrock Foods
- Operations SpecialistZane State College
- HR GeneralistPenn Entertaiment
- HR GeneralistPENN Entertainment
- Director of Oil & Gas TrainingNew Mexico Junior College
- Civil EngineerPettigrew & Associates P.A.
Employers hiring most in Hobbs
- New Mexico Junior College1 open role
- Penn Entertaiment1 open role
- PENN Entertainment1 open role
- Pettigrew & Associates P.A.1 open role
- Shamrock Foods1 open role
- Zane State College1 open role
Hobbs layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Hobbs in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Hobbs
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| University of the Southwest | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Hobbs. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
- Eastern Area Workforce Development Board
Chaves, Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Guadalupe, Harding, Lea, Lincoln, Otero, Quay, Roosevelt, Union
America`s Job Center - Hobbs
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Lea County economy
4.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
34,774
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
73,154
people in Lea County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,750
median household income
Source: Census ACS
29%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Laid off or looking for work in Hobbs?
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.