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Employed residents in Las Cruces, NM

Employed residents in Las Cruces, NM was 53,132 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons53,132
Change on 2024+2.1%
Rank3rd of 10Cities in New Mexico ranked
Series high53,1322025
Series low27,8571991

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Employed residents in Las Cruces, NM, 1990 to 2025

20K30K40K50K60K19901996200220082014202020251990: 28,139 persons1991: 27,857 persons1992: 28,397 persons1993: 28,868 persons1994: 29,075 persons1995: 29,881 persons1996: 30,484 persons1997: 31,049 persons1998: 31,811 persons1999: 33,174 persons2000: 33,600 persons2001: 33,949 persons2002: 34,905 persons2003: 35,856 persons2004: 36,224 persons2005: 38,489 persons2006: 39,994 persons2007: 41,409 persons2008: 42,571 persons2009: 41,734 persons2010: 41,687 persons2011: 42,002 persons2012: 42,649 persons2013: 42,874 persons2014: 43,061 persons2015: 43,136 persons2016: 46,283 persons2017: 46,295 persons2018: 47,421 persons2019: 48,013 persons2020: 46,241 persons2021: 47,654 persons2022: 49,377 persons2023: 51,160 persons2024: 52,046 persons2025: 53,132 persons20K30K40K50K60K19902002201420251990: 28,139 persons1991: 27,857 persons1992: 28,397 persons1993: 28,868 persons1994: 29,075 persons1995: 29,881 persons1996: 30,484 persons1997: 31,049 persons1998: 31,811 persons1999: 33,174 persons2000: 33,600 persons2001: 33,949 persons2002: 34,905 persons2003: 35,856 persons2004: 36,224 persons2005: 38,489 persons2006: 39,994 persons2007: 41,409 persons2008: 42,571 persons2009: 41,734 persons2010: 41,687 persons2011: 42,002 persons2012: 42,649 persons2013: 42,874 persons2014: 43,061 persons2015: 43,136 persons2016: 46,283 persons2017: 46,295 persons2018: 47,421 persons2019: 48,013 persons2020: 46,241 persons2021: 47,654 persons2022: 49,377 persons2023: 51,160 persons2024: 52,046 persons2025: 53,132 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202553,132
202452,046
202351,160
202249,377
202147,654
202046,241
201948,013
201847,421
201746,295
201646,283
201543,136
201443,061
201342,874
201242,649
201142,002
201041,687
200941,734
200842,571
200741,409
200639,994
200538,489
200436,224
200335,856
200234,905
200133,949
200033,600
199933,174
199831,811
199731,049
199630,484
199529,881
199429,075
199328,868
199228,397
199127,857
199028,139

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Las Cruces, NM, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Las Cruces, NM, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/las-cruces-nm. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Las Cruces, NM, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/las-cruces-nm.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Las Cruces, NM, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/las-cruces-nm (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Las Cruces, NM?

Employed residents in Las Cruces, NM was 53,132 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.1% from 2024. That is the 3rd highest of 10 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Las Cruces, NM?

53,132 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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