Lea County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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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
Lea County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Lea County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Lea 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.
- 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
- Urenco USA1 open role
- Zane State College1 open role
Colleges in Lea County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs | Private nonprofit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lea County. 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
Hobbs · Affiliate · 575-942-2888
Mon-Fri 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Lea County
- Hobbs6 jobs
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New Mexico’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.