Southwest Information Office

Las Cruces

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesConsumer spendingBenefitsPayWorkplace fatalitiesIndustry price indexes
Southwest - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Aug 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Las Cruces — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2026
Fatal Occupational Injuries in New Mexico	Workplace fatalities	Table	Feb 2026
Las Cruces Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2026

Las Cruces, NM Economy at a Glance:

Las Cruces, NM

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026	June 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		104.7	105.4	104.9	104.1	104.8	(p)104.4
Employment(1)		98.5	99.0	99.4	98.5	99.3	(p)98.4
Unemployment(1)		6.2	6.3	5.5	5.7	5.5	(p)6.0
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.9	6.0	5.2	5.4	5.3	(p)5.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		82.5	84.0	84.0	84.9	85.1	(p)83.1
12-month % change		0.4	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.7	(p)2.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	(p)5.8
12-month % change		14.3	12.0	12.0	11.8	7.5	(p)7.4
Manufacturing(3)		3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change		3.2	6.7	6.7	6.5	3.2	(p)3.2
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		12.7	12.7	12.7	12.9	13.0	(p)12.8
12-month % change		0.8	0.8	0.8	4.0	4.0	(p)4.9
Information(3)		0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	(p)0.5
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	(p)2.8
12-month % change		3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	(p)3.7
Professional and Business Services(3)		7.4	7.5	7.4	7.5	7.5	(p)7.5
12-month % change		0.0	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		19.5	19.5	19.4	19.5	19.4	(p)19.4
12-month % change		1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	(p)1.0
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		8.7	8.8	8.8	9.0	9.0	(p)8.9
12-month % change		-1.1	-1.1	0.0	-1.1	0.0	(p)3.5
Other Services(3)		1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)1.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	-5.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Government(3)		20.2	21.5	21.7	21.8	22.1	(p)20.3
12-month % change		-3.8	0.0	0.5	-0.5	0.9	(p)3.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary