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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Torrance County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2014, at 16.052%. Cibola County had the lowest, at 6.458%. The median was 10.544% and the figure for New Mexico was 10.858%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest16.052Torrance County
Lowest6.458Cibola County
Median10.54433 counties
New Mexico10.858History

Map of counties, 2014

Bernalillo County: 10.665 %Catron County: 12.853 %Chaves County: 12.487 %Cibola County: 6.458 %Colfax County: 9.925 %Curry County: 13.16 %De Baca County: 13.725 %Doña Ana County: 11.307 %Eddy County: 10.438 %Grant County: 10.509 %Guadalupe County: 8.269 %Harding County: 16 %Hidalgo County: 10.662 %Lea County: 11.887 %Lincoln County: 13.683 %Los Alamos County: 11.527 %Luna County: 12.319 %McKinley County: 7.732 %Mora County: 9.106 %Otero County: 10.356 %Quay County: 9.607 %Rio Arriba County: 10.24 %Roosevelt County: 14.159 %Sandoval County: 10.488 %San Juan County: 11.903 %San Miguel County: 9.033 %Santa Fe County: 9.667 %Sierra County: 7.717 %Socorro County: 8.813 %Taos County: 14.035 %Torrance County: 16.052 %Union County: 10.544 %Valencia County: 10.373 %
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%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Torrance County: 16.052 %Torrance County16.052Harding County: 16 %Harding County16Roosevelt County: 14.159 %Roosevelt County14.159Taos County: 14.035 %Taos County14.035De Baca County: 13.725 %De Baca County13.725Lincoln County: 13.683 %Lincoln County13.683Curry County: 13.16 %Curry County13.16Catron County: 12.853 %Catron County12.853Chaves County: 12.487 %Chaves County12.487Luna County: 12.319 %Luna County12.319San Juan County: 11.903 %San Juan County11.903Lea County: 11.887 %Lea County11.887Los Alamos County: 11.527 %Los Alamos County11.527Doña Ana County: 11.307 %Doña Ana County11.307Bernalillo County: 10.665 %Bernalillo County10.665Hidalgo County: 10.662 %Hidalgo County10.662Union County: 10.544 %Union County10.544Grant County: 10.509 %Grant County10.509Sandoval County: 10.488 %Sandoval County10.488Eddy County: 10.438 %Eddy County10.438Valencia County: 10.373 %Valencia County10.373Otero County: 10.356 %Otero County10.356Rio Arriba County: 10.24 %Rio Arriba County10.24Colfax County: 9.925 %Colfax County9.925Santa Fe County: 9.667 %Santa Fe County9.667Quay County: 9.607 %Quay County9.607Mora County: 9.106 %Mora County9.106San Miguel County: 9.033 %San Miguel County9.033Socorro County: 8.813 %Socorro County8.813Guadalupe County: 8.269 %Guadalupe County8.269McKinley County: 7.732 %McKinley County7.732Sierra County: 7.717 %Sierra County7.717Cibola County: 6.458 %Cibola County6.458Torrance County: 16.052 %Torrance County16.052Harding County: 16 %Harding County16Roosevelt County: 14.159 %Roosevelt County14.159Taos County: 14.035 %Taos County14.035De Baca County: 13.725 %De Baca County13.725Lincoln County: 13.683 %Lincoln County13.683Curry County: 13.16 %Curry County13.16Catron County: 12.853 %Catron County12.853Chaves County: 12.487 %Chaves County12.487Luna County: 12.319 %Luna County12.319San Juan County: 11.903 %San Juan County11.903Lea County: 11.887 %Lea County11.887Los Alamos County: 11.527 %Los Alamos County11.527Doña Ana County: 11.307 %Doña Ana County11.307Bernalillo County: 10.665 %Bernalillo County10.665Hidalgo County: 10.662 %Hidalgo County10.662Union County: 10.544 %Union County10.544Grant County: 10.509 %Grant County10.509Sandoval County: 10.488 %Sandoval County10.488Eddy County: 10.438 %Eddy County10.438Valencia County: 10.373 %Valencia County10.373Otero County: 10.356 %Otero County10.356Rio Arriba County: 10.24 %Rio Arriba County10.24Colfax County: 9.925 %Colfax County9.925Santa Fe County: 9.667 %Santa Fe County9.667Quay County: 9.607 %Quay County9.607Mora County: 9.106 %Mora County9.106San Miguel County: 9.033 %San Miguel County9.033Socorro County: 8.813 %Socorro County8.813Guadalupe County: 8.269 %Guadalupe County8.269McKinley County: 7.732 %McKinley County7.732Sierra County: 7.717 %Sierra County7.717Cibola County: 6.458 %Cibola County6.458
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Torrance County16.052+4.87 pts
2Harding County16+11.75 pts
3Roosevelt County14.159+2.56 pts
4Taos County14.035+2 pts
5De Baca County13.725+6 pts
6Lincoln County13.683+0.63 pts
7Curry County13.16+0.63 pts
8Catron County12.853-1.66 pts
9Chaves County12.487-0.7 pts
10Luna County12.319-6.32 pts
11San Juan County11.903-0.22 pts
12Lea County11.887-0.91 pts
13Los Alamos County11.527-3.25 pts
14Doña Ana County11.307-0.94 pts
15Bernalillo County10.665-2.2 pts
16Hidalgo County10.662-8.22 pts
17Union County10.544-3.29 pts
18Grant County10.509-1.54 pts
19Sandoval County10.488-4.16 pts
20Eddy County10.438-0.86 pts
21Valencia County10.373-11.42 pts
22Otero County10.356-3.43 pts
23Rio Arriba County10.24-6.47 pts
24Colfax County9.925-7.97 pts
25Santa Fe County9.667-2.33 pts
26Quay County9.607-2.3 pts
27Mora County9.106-3.61 pts
28San Miguel County9.033-1.08 pts
29Socorro County8.813-1.44 pts
30Guadalupe County8.269-5.24 pts
31McKinley County7.732-4 pts
32Sierra County7.717-16.1 pts
33Cibola County6.458-3.34 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/new-mexico-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Torrance County, with 16.052% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Cibola County, with 6.458% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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