Las Cruces, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 70,100 jobs in Las Cruces, New Mexico in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 88,075 employed persons for the month. Las Cruces lost 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 377 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Las Cruces job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	70,100	-300	-1,300
CPS	88,075	-377	-1,153

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 2,300 jobs have been lost in Las Cruces according to the employer survey. From a trough of 69,900 in November 2017, Las Cruces has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 89,882 for Las Cruces in May 2017. 1,807 jobs have been lost in Las Cruces since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Las Cruces, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	70,100	-300	88,075	-377
January 2018	70,400	500	88,452	-618
December 2017	69,900	0	89,070	320
November 2017	69,900	-200	88,750	218
October 2017	70,100	-300	88,532	36
September 2017	70,400	0	88,496	-57
August 2017	70,400	100	88,553	-535
July 2017	70,300	-800	89,088	-428
June 2017	71,100	200	89,516	-366
May 2017	70,900	-500	89,882	239
April 2017	71,400	0	89,643	182
March 2017	71,400	0	89,461	233