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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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CBSA!29740=METRO("Las Cruces, NM")

Las Cruces, NM metro area

The Las Cruces, NM metropolitan area spans 1 county and had 229,366 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $11.3 billion that year.

New Mexico1 countyPart of El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
GDP, 2024$11.3B#255 of 387 · +5.2% nominal
Income per person, 2024$49,741#365 of 387
Unemployment, 20254.9%#314 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)90.2#285 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Fig. 1Income, people and outputSums of BEA county estimates for the metro area
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025Las Cruces, NMUnited States
Las Cruces, NMUnited States
125K150K175K200K225K250K1990199520002005201020152020Population
$0B$5.0B$10B$15B2005201020152020GDP

BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 1 counties of the metro area; current dollars.

Industries, 2024

Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.

IndustryValue addedShareUS share
Real estate$1.9B16.6%13.7%
Government$3.0B26.1%11.1%
Manufacturing$500M4.4%9.5%
Finance & insurance$332M2.9%8.7%
Professional services$504M4.5%8.0%
Health care$1.2B10.3%7.5%
Wholesale trade$244M2.2%6.3%
Retail trade$719M6.4%5.9%
Information$228M2.0%5.7%
Construction$564M5.0%4.3%
Transportation & warehousing$444M3.9%3.3%
Accommodation & food$550M4.9%3.1%
Administrative & waste services$380M3.4%3.0%
Other services$256M2.3%2.0%
Management of companies$20M0.2%1.8%
Utilities$112M1.0%1.6%
Mining, oil & gas$71M0.6%1.3%
Education$76M0.7%1.1%
Arts & recreation$166M1.5%1.0%
Agriculture$159M1.4%0.8%
Fig. 2Unemployment rate since 2015Monthly, not seasonally adjusted, percent
0%2.5%5%7.5%10%201620182020202220242026Unemployment rate

BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.

Counties in the metro area

OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).

CountyStateTypeFIPS
Doña Ana CountyNew MexicoCentral35013