# Cities in New Mexico by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 19 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Artesia, NM | 67 |
| 2 | Portales, NM | 64.1 |
| 3 | Albuquerque, NM | 64 |
| 4 | Sunland Park, NM | 63.2 |
| 5 | Clovis, NM | 63 |
| 6 | Rio Rancho, NM | 62 |
| 7 | Hobbs, NM | 61.9 |
| 8 | Carlsbad, NM | 61.2 |
| 9 | Santa Fe, NM | 61 |
| 10 | Las Cruces, NM | 60.1 |
| 11 | Lovington, NM | 59.4 |
| 12 | Alamogordo, NM | 59.2 |
| 13 | Farmington, NM | 57 |
| 14 | Española, NM | 56.6 |
| 15 | Roswell, NM | 55.4 |
| 16 | Gallup, NM | 52.4 |
| 17 | Las Vegas, NM | 51.1 |
| 18 | Los Lunas, NM | 46.8 |
| 19 | Deming, NM | 44.4 |