Education, health care, and social assistance make up close to a quarter of all jobs, the largest single sector in a county whose hospital, schools, and social services concentrate in Deming. Hospitality and retail along the Interstate 10 corridor follow, and agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, and mining still hold near a tenth of employment, reflecting the chile fields, onion farms, and dairies of the Mimbres and Deming basins.
Share of employed civilians 16 and over. Source: Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table C24050.
JTIP's small-community and rural tiers apply to Luna County hires: see the JTIP guide. Gross receipts tax rates vary by community within the county, from 6.6250% in the unincorporated remainder to 8.2500% in Deming and Columbus: check any address in the GRT tool.