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Sierra County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Sierra County’s unemployment rate is 5.9%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Sierra County economy

  • 5.9%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    5.0% the month before

  • 4,200

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 11,511

    people in Sierra County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $37,840

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 41%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Sierra County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Sierra 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 Sierra 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.

  1. Virgin Galactic1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • America`s Job Center-Truth or Consequences

    Truth Or Consequences · Affiliate · 575-956-9200

    Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm (Closed 12pm-1pm for lunch)

Cities in Sierra County

Other New Mexico counties

All of New Mexico

Laid off or looking for work in Sierra 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.