Quay County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Quay County’s unemployment rate is 4.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Quay County economy

4.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.8% the month before
3,377
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
8,616
people in Quay County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$43,698
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Quay County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Quay 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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Quay 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

Other New Mexico counties

All of New Mexico

Laid off or looking for work in Quay County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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.