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Unemployed people in Las Cruces, NM

Unemployed people in Las Cruces, NM was 2,352 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd highest of 10 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,352
Change on 2024+2.2%
Rank2nd of 10Cities in New Mexico ranked
Series high3,7022020
Series low1,3442007

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Unemployed people in Las Cruces, NM, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,288 persons1991: 2,379 persons1992: 2,383 persons1993: 2,411 persons1994: 2,679 persons1995: 2,789 persons1996: 3,131 persons1997: 2,796 persons1998: 2,823 persons1999: 2,693 persons2000: 2,023 persons2001: 2,014 persons2002: 2,100 persons2003: 2,288 persons2004: 2,194 persons2005: 1,755 persons2006: 1,502 persons2007: 1,344 persons2008: 1,700 persons2009: 2,503 persons2010: 3,027 persons2011: 2,858 persons2012: 2,845 persons2013: 2,979 persons2014: 2,835 persons2015: 2,942 persons2016: 3,112 persons2017: 2,898 persons2018: 2,401 persons2019: 2,576 persons2020: 3,702 persons2021: 3,226 persons2022: 1,955 persons2023: 1,968 persons2024: 2,301 persons2025: 2,352 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 2,288 persons1991: 2,379 persons1992: 2,383 persons1993: 2,411 persons1994: 2,679 persons1995: 2,789 persons1996: 3,131 persons1997: 2,796 persons1998: 2,823 persons1999: 2,693 persons2000: 2,023 persons2001: 2,014 persons2002: 2,100 persons2003: 2,288 persons2004: 2,194 persons2005: 1,755 persons2006: 1,502 persons2007: 1,344 persons2008: 1,700 persons2009: 2,503 persons2010: 3,027 persons2011: 2,858 persons2012: 2,845 persons2013: 2,979 persons2014: 2,835 persons2015: 2,942 persons2016: 3,112 persons2017: 2,898 persons2018: 2,401 persons2019: 2,576 persons2020: 3,702 persons2021: 3,226 persons2022: 1,955 persons2023: 1,968 persons2024: 2,301 persons2025: 2,352 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,352
20242,301
20231,968
20221,955
20213,226
20203,702
20192,576
20182,401
20172,898
20163,112
20152,942
20142,835
20132,979
20122,845
20112,858
20103,027
20092,503
20081,700
20071,344
20061,502
20051,755
20042,194
20032,288
20022,100
20012,014
20002,023
19992,693
19982,823
19972,796
19963,131
19952,789
19942,679
19932,411
19922,383
19912,379
19902,288

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/las-cruces-nm.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/las-cruces-nm (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Las Cruces, NM?

Unemployed people in Las Cruces, NM was 2,352 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.2% from 2024. That is the 2nd 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Las Cruces, NM?

3,702 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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