New Mexico Counties by Unemployment Rate

Name: New Mexico Counties by Unemployment Rate
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 33 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Unemployment Rate ↑
1	Los Alamos County, New Mexico	2.2%
2	Taos County, New Mexico	2.2%
3	Cibola County, New Mexico	2.4%
4	Torrance County, New Mexico	3.1%
5	Sandoval County, New Mexico	3.4%
6	Socorro County, New Mexico	3.6%
7	Valencia County, New Mexico	3.9%
8	Colfax County, New Mexico	4.1%
9	Eddy County, New Mexico	4.3%
10	Santa Fe County, New Mexico	4.4%
11	Quay County, New Mexico	4.5%
12	Rio Arriba County, New Mexico	5.1%
13	McKinley County, New Mexico	5.1%
14	San Juan County, New Mexico	5.2%
15	Bernalillo County, New Mexico	5.3%
16	San Miguel County, New Mexico	5.3%
17	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	5.4%
18	Luna County, New Mexico	5.5%
19	Chaves County, New Mexico	5.6%
20	Lincoln County, New Mexico	5.7%
21	Otero County, New Mexico	5.8%
22	Roosevelt County, New Mexico	5.8%
23	Union County, New Mexico	6.6%
24	Sierra County, New Mexico	6.9%
25	Lea County, New Mexico	7.0%
26	Catron County, New Mexico	7.1%
27	Curry County, New Mexico	7.7%
28	Grant County, New Mexico	8.4%
29	Guadalupe County, New Mexico	10.2%
30	Mora County, New Mexico	11.0%
31	De Baca County, New Mexico	11.7%
32	Harding County, New Mexico	12.9%
33	Doña Ana County, New Mexico	78.2%