McKinley County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

McKinley County’s unemployment rate is 6.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

McKinley County economy

6.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.7% the month before
22,910
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
71,172
people in McKinley County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$44,496
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

McKinley County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming McKinley County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in McKinley 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.

Blue Signal Search2 open roles
Navajo Technical College2 open roles
Navajo Technical University2 open roles
divvyDOSE1 open role
LHC Group1 open role
Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise1 open role
UnitedHealthcare At Home1 open role

Colleges in McKinley County

Colleges in McKinley County
College	City	Type	Students
Navajo Technical University	Crownpoint	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

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 - Gallup
Gallup · Affiliate · 505-863-8181
Mon-Fri 8:00-5:00

Cities in McKinley County

Crownpoint3 jobs
Gallup2 jobs

Other New Mexico counties

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Sources: 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.