Las Cruces, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 69,800 jobs in Las Cruces, New Mexico in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,246 employed persons for the month. Las Cruces lost 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 321 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Las Cruces job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	69,800	-500	-300
CPS	88,246	+321	+1,272

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Las Cruces, New Mexico Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Las Cruces as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Las Cruces, New Mexico

CES employment for Las Cruces peaked in July 2016 at 72,400. Since then 2,600 jobs have been lost in Las Cruces according to the employer survey. From a trough of 68,800 in August 2018, Las Cruces has gained 1,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 88,387 for Las Cruces in May 2018. 141 jobs have been lost in Las Cruces since then according to the household survey. From a August 2018 low of 87,323, Las Cruces has added 923 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Las Cruces, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	69,800	-500	88,246	321
September 2018	70,300	1,500	87,925	602
August 2018	68,800	-500	87,323	-919
July 2018	69,300	-600	88,242	-135
June 2018	69,900	-300	88,377	-10
May 2018	70,200	100	88,387	450
April 2018	70,100	200	87,937	136
March 2018	69,900	-300	87,801	85
February 2018	70,200	-200	87,716	221
January 2018	70,400	500	87,495	567
December 2017	69,900	0	86,928	-2
November 2017	69,900	-200	86,930	-44