From 2017 to 2018, employment in Quay County, NM declined at a rate of -5.61%, from 3.02k employees to 2.85k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Quay County, NM, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (429 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (366 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (298 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Quay County, NM.