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Valencia County, NM jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Valencia County’s unemployment rate is 5.5%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Valencia County economy

  • 5.5%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.5% the month before

  • 32,881

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 77,382

    people in Valencia County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $58,333

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 34%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Valencia County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Valencia 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 Valencia 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. Mortenson6 open roles
  2. University of New Mexico-Main Campus3 open roles
  3. Jabil Circuit1 open role
  4. Pacific Fusion1 open role
  5. Southland Industries1 open role
  6. TeamHealth Valencia County Hospital1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • America`s Job Center - Valencia County

    Los Lunas · Affiliate · 505-588-1571

    Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Cities in Valencia County

Other New Mexico counties

All of New Mexico

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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.