Las Cruces city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Las Cruces city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.3%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-10.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +0.3 pp (4.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |