Las Cruces, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 74,600 jobs in Las Cruces, New Mexico in October 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 93,482 employed persons for the month. Las Cruces added 100 jobs in October 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 190 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Las Cruces job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	74,600	+100	+800
CPS	93,482	+190	+1,670

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 in October 2019 is at a new high of 74,600.

CPS employment in October 2019 for Las Cruces is at a new high of 93,482.

Employment: CES, CPS

Las Cruces, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2019	74,600	100	93,482	190
September 2019	74,500	1,300	93,292	209
August 2019	73,200	-400	93,083	69
July 2019	73,600	-100	93,014	163
June 2019	73,700	-100	92,851	190
May 2019	73,800	0	92,661	148
April 2019	73,800	-100	92,513	115
March 2019	73,900	0	92,398	127
February 2019	73,900	-100	92,271	206
January 2019	74,000	200	92,065	277
December 2018	73,800	-300	91,788	-18
November 2018	74,100	300	91,806	-6