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Counties in New Mexico by job destruction rate

Los Alamos County had the highest job destruction rate of 33 counties in 2015, at 15.604%. Catron County had the lowest, at 4.686%. The median was 10.363% and the figure for New Mexico was 10.636%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.604Los Alamos County
Lowest4.686Catron County
Median10.36333 counties
New Mexico10.636History

Map of counties, 2015

Bernalillo County: 10.336 %Catron County: 4.686 %Chaves County: 11.781 %Cibola County: 6.303 %Colfax County: 9.521 %Curry County: 11.178 %De Baca County: 10.405 %Doña Ana County: 14.465 %Eddy County: 9.137 %Grant County: 14.581 %Guadalupe County: 11.553 %Harding County: 6.452 %Hidalgo County: 11.541 %Lea County: 12.509 %Lincoln County: 11.008 %Los Alamos County: 15.604 %Luna County: 11.636 %McKinley County: 8.32 %Mora County: 6.107 %Otero County: 9.539 %Quay County: 11.274 %Rio Arriba County: 8.05 %Roosevelt County: 11.106 %Sandoval County: 10.363 %San Juan County: 10.307 %San Miguel County: 8.634 %Santa Fe County: 8.152 %Sierra County: 9.066 %Socorro County: 9.337 %Taos County: 10.891 %Torrance County: 15.428 %Union County: 6.094 %Valencia County: 13.573 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Los Alamos County: 15.604 %Los Alamos County15.604Torrance County: 15.428 %Torrance County15.428Grant County: 14.581 %Grant County14.581Doña Ana County: 14.465 %Doña Ana County14.465Valencia County: 13.573 %Valencia County13.573Lea County: 12.509 %Lea County12.509Chaves County: 11.781 %Chaves County11.781Luna County: 11.636 %Luna County11.636Guadalupe County: 11.553 %Guadalupe County11.553Hidalgo County: 11.541 %Hidalgo County11.541Quay County: 11.274 %Quay County11.274Curry County: 11.178 %Curry County11.178Roosevelt County: 11.106 %Roosevelt County11.106Lincoln County: 11.008 %Lincoln County11.008Taos County: 10.891 %Taos County10.891De Baca County: 10.405 %De Baca County10.405Sandoval County: 10.363 %Sandoval County10.363Bernalillo County: 10.336 %Bernalillo County10.336San Juan County: 10.307 %San Juan County10.307Otero County: 9.539 %Otero County9.539Colfax County: 9.521 %Colfax County9.521Socorro County: 9.337 %Socorro County9.337Eddy County: 9.137 %Eddy County9.137Sierra County: 9.066 %Sierra County9.066San Miguel County: 8.634 %San Miguel County8.634McKinley County: 8.32 %McKinley County8.32Santa Fe County: 8.152 %Santa Fe County8.152Rio Arriba County: 8.05 %Rio Arriba County8.05Harding County: 6.452 %Harding County6.452Cibola County: 6.303 %Cibola County6.303Mora County: 6.107 %Mora County6.107Union County: 6.094 %Union County6.094Catron County: 4.686 %Catron County4.686Los Alamos County: 15.604 %Los Alamos County15.604Torrance County: 15.428 %Torrance County15.428Grant County: 14.581 %Grant County14.581Doña Ana County: 14.465 %Doña Ana County14.465Valencia County: 13.573 %Valencia County13.573Lea County: 12.509 %Lea County12.509Chaves County: 11.781 %Chaves County11.781Luna County: 11.636 %Luna County11.636Guadalupe County: 11.553 %Guadalupe County11.553Hidalgo County: 11.541 %Hidalgo County11.541Quay County: 11.274 %Quay County11.274Curry County: 11.178 %Curry County11.178Roosevelt County: 11.106 %Roosevelt County11.106Lincoln County: 11.008 %Lincoln County11.008Taos County: 10.891 %Taos County10.891De Baca County: 10.405 %De Baca County10.405Sandoval County: 10.363 %Sandoval County10.363Bernalillo County: 10.336 %Bernalillo County10.336San Juan County: 10.307 %San Juan County10.307Otero County: 9.539 %Otero County9.539Colfax County: 9.521 %Colfax County9.521Socorro County: 9.337 %Socorro County9.337Eddy County: 9.137 %Eddy County9.137Sierra County: 9.066 %Sierra County9.066San Miguel County: 8.634 %San Miguel County8.634McKinley County: 8.32 %McKinley County8.32Santa Fe County: 8.152 %Santa Fe County8.152Rio Arriba County: 8.05 %Rio Arriba County8.05Harding County: 6.452 %Harding County6.452Cibola County: 6.303 %Cibola County6.303Mora County: 6.107 %Mora County6.107Union County: 6.094 %Union County6.094Catron County: 4.686 %Catron County4.686
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Los Alamos County15.604+4.08 pts
2Torrance County15.428-0.62 pts
3Grant County14.581+4.07 pts
4Doña Ana County14.465+3.16 pts
5Valencia County13.573+3.2 pts
6Lea County12.509+0.62 pts
7Chaves County11.781-0.71 pts
8Luna County11.636-0.68 pts
9Guadalupe County11.553+3.28 pts
10Hidalgo County11.541+0.88 pts
11Quay County11.274+1.67 pts
12Curry County11.178-1.98 pts
13Roosevelt County11.106-3.05 pts
14Lincoln County11.008-2.68 pts
15Taos County10.891-3.14 pts
16De Baca County10.405-3.32 pts
17Sandoval County10.363-0.13 pts
18Bernalillo County10.336-0.33 pts
19San Juan County10.307-1.6 pts
20Otero County9.539-0.82 pts
21Colfax County9.521-0.4 pts
22Socorro County9.337+0.52 pts
23Eddy County9.137-1.3 pts
24Sierra County9.066+1.35 pts
25San Miguel County8.634-0.4 pts
26McKinley County8.32+0.59 pts
27Santa Fe County8.152-1.52 pts
28Rio Arriba County8.05-2.19 pts
29Harding County6.452-9.55 pts
30Cibola County6.303-0.16 pts
31Mora County6.107-3 pts
32Union County6.094-4.45 pts
33Catron County4.686-8.17 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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APA 7

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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 2015. 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=2015.

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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Los Alamos County, with 15.604% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Catron County, with 4.686% in 2015.

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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