Las Cruces, NM
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 55,312 | - | 8.1 | - |
| 1991 | 54,709 | -1.1 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 55,799 | 2.0 | 8.3 | 0.1 |
| 1993 | 56,788 | 1.8 | 8.1 | -0.3 |
| 1994 | 56,941 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 1.0 |
| 1995 | 58,653 | 3.0 | 9.2 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 59,906 | 2.1 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | 61,141 | 2.1 | 8.9 | -0.8 |
| 1998 | 62,700 | 2.5 | 8.6 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 65,546 | 4.5 | 7.9 | -0.7 |
| 2000 | 71,730 | 9.4 | 6.1 | -1.8 |
| 2001 | 72,233 | 0.7 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | 73,911 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 76,023 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 0.3 |
| 2004 | 77,192 | 1.5 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 80,068 | 3.7 | 5.8 | -0.6 |
| 2006 | 82,329 | 2.8 | 4.8 | -1.0 |
| 2007 | 83,924 | 1.9 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 56,761 | 4.9 | 9.4 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 56,989 | 4.4 | 9.4 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 57,778 | 5.1 | 9.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 57,326 | 3.7 | 9.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 58,531 | 3.8 | 9.5 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 58,555 | 3.3 | 10.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 57,841 | 3.8 | 9.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 58,228 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 59,803 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 61,234 | 2.1 | 8.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 61,234 | 2.9 | 8.3 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 59,559 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 2.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 57,584 | 1.4 | 11.1 | 1.7 |
| Feb | 58,055 | 1.9 | 10.7 | 1.3 |
| Mar | 58,928 | 2.0 | 10.3 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 58,774 | 2.5 | 10.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 60,273 | 3.0 | 10.8 | 1.4 |
| Jun | 59,543 | 1.7 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 59,797 | 3.4 | 9.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 60,566 | 4.0 | 8.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 61,418 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62,567 | 2.2 | 8.5 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 61,598 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 59,769 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| 1997-Jan | 57,849 | 0.5 | 10.8 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 58,519 | 0.8 | 10.8 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 59,227 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 60,022 | 2.1 | 9.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 61,146 | 1.4 | 9.2 | -1.6 |
| Jun | 60,437 | 1.5 | 9.6 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 60,837 | 1.7 | 8.5 | -1.4 |
| Aug | 61,527 | 1.6 | 7.6 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 62,264 | 1.4 | 7.6 | -1.2 |
| Oct | 64,057 | 2.4 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| Nov | 63,896 | 3.7 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 63,909 | 6.9 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| 1998-Jan | 60,968 | 5.4 | 9.7 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 60,903 | 4.1 | 10.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 61,766 | 4.3 | 10.5 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 61,976 | 3.3 | 9.3 | -0.6 |
| May | 62,522 | 2.3 | 8.9 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 61,897 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 60,537 | -0.5 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 63,244 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 63,259 | 1.6 | 7.5 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 65,282 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 65,116 | 1.9 | 6.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 64,925 | 1.6 | 7.1 | -0.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 63,567 | 4.3 | 8.4 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 63,866 | 4.9 | 8.9 | -1.4 |
| Mar | 64,629 | 4.6 | 8.5 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 64,768 | 4.5 | 8.4 | -0.9 |
| May | 64,788 | 3.6 | 8.7 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 65,057 | 5.1 | 9.5 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 63,982 | 5.7 | 8.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 66,610 | 5.3 | 7.2 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 66,372 | 4.9 | 7.2 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 67,240 | 3.0 | 6.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 68,115 | 4.6 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 67,561 | 4.1 | 6.7 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 71,391 | 12.3 | 6.6 | -1.8 |
| Feb | 71,333 | 11.7 | 7.0 | -1.9 |
| Mar | 71,584 | 10.8 | 6.7 | -1.9 |
| Apr | 71,433 | 10.3 | 6.1 | -2.3 |
| May | 71,458 | 10.3 | 6.5 | -2.2 |
| Jun | 70,065 | 7.7 | 6.7 | -2.8 |
| Jul | 69,591 | 8.8 | 6.6 | -1.8 |
| Aug | 71,165 | 6.8 | 6.0 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 71,796 | 8.2 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| Oct | 73,393 | 9.2 | 5.3 | -1.5 |
| Nov | 74,107 | 8.8 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 73,443 | 8.7 | 5.4 | -1.3 |
| 2001-Jan | 71,134 | -0.4 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 71,681 | 0.5 | 6.8 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 72,179 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 72,689 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 73,233 | 2.5 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 70,778 | 1.0 | 6.5 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 70,668 | 1.5 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 71,204 | 0.1 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 73,334 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 73,696 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 73,268 | -1.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 72,935 | -0.7 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| 2002-Jan | 71,152 | 0.0 | 6.5 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 72,817 | 1.6 | 6.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 73,284 | 1.5 | 6.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 73,215 | 0.7 | 6.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 74,168 | 1.3 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| Jun | 72,465 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 72,178 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 75,455 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 75,148 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Oct | 76,118 | 3.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 75,737 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 75,193 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 74,251 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 74,960 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 75,053 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 76,115 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 76,834 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 74,588 | 2.9 | 7.3 | 0.2 |
| Jul | 74,980 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 76,647 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 76,834 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 77,412 | 1.7 | 5.9 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 77,514 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 77,085 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| 2004-Jan | 74,899 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 75,998 | 1.4 | 6.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 75,848 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 76,235 | 0.2 | 6.7 | -0.1 |
| May | 76,915 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 76,201 | 2.2 | 7.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 76,555 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 77,621 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 78,291 | 1.9 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 78,908 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 79,712 | 2.8 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 79,123 | 2.6 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| 2005-Jan | 77,533 | 3.5 | 6.4 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 78,303 | 3.0 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 78,707 | 3.8 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 79,259 | 4.0 | 6.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 79,783 | 3.7 | 6.2 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 79,124 | 3.8 | 6.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 79,321 | 3.6 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 80,342 | 3.5 | 5.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 81,454 | 4.0 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 82,508 | 4.6 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 82,432 | 3.4 | 4.8 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 82,053 | 3.7 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 79,161 | 2.1 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 81,321 | 3.9 | 5.6 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 81,705 | 3.8 | 5.2 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 82,065 | 3.5 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| May | 82,644 | 3.6 | 5.0 | -1.2 |
| Jun | 82,042 | 3.7 | 5.4 | -1.0 |
| Jul | 80,939 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 82,168 | 2.3 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 82,876 | 1.7 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 84,055 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 84,578 | 2.6 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 84,397 | 2.9 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| 2007-Jan | 80,902 | 2.2 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 83,048 | 2.1 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Mar | 83,437 | 2.1 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 83,756 | 2.1 | 4.0 | -1.1 |
| May | 83,893 | 1.5 | 3.9 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 83,313 | 1.5 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Jul | 83,196 | 2.8 | 4.4 | -1.1 |
| Aug | 83,621 | 1.8 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 84,796 | 2.3 | 3.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 85,836 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 85,924 | 1.6 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 85,371 | 1.2 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 2008-Jan | 82,653 | 2.2 | 3.7 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 84,381 | 1.6 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 84,894 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 85,240 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| May | 85,127 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 84,586 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 84,064 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 85,046 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 1.2 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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