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Cities in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Portales, NM had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 19 cities in 2022, at 9.5%. Sunland Park, NM had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 6.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9.5Portales, NM
Lowest1.8Sunland Park, NM
Median5.519 cities
New Mexico6.2History

All cities, 2022

Portales, NM: 9.5 %Portales, NM9.5Clovis, NM: 8.4 %Clovis, NM8.4Lovington, NM: 8.4 %Lovington, NM8.4Las Vegas, NM: 7.9 %Las Vegas, NM7.9Farmington, NM: 7.7 %Farmington, NM7.7Deming, NM: 7.5 %Deming, NM7.5Las Cruces, NM: 7.5 %Las Cruces, NM7.5Hobbs, NM: 7.4 %Hobbs, NM7.4Alamogordo, NM: 6.7 %Alamogordo, NM6.7Rio Rancho, NM: 5.5 %Rio Rancho, NM5.5Albuquerque, NM: 5.5 %Albuquerque, NM5.5Roswell, NM: 5.4 %Roswell, NM5.4Española, NM: 5.3 %Española, NM5.3Los Lunas, NM: 5.3 %Los Lunas, NM5.3Santa Fe, NM: 5.3 %Santa Fe, NM5.3Artesia, NM: 4.5 %Artesia, NM4.5Gallup, NM: 3.9 %Gallup, NM3.9Carlsbad, NM: 3.1 %Carlsbad, NM3.1Sunland Park, NM: 1.8 %Sunland Park, NM1.8Portales, NM: 9.5 %Portales, NM9.5Clovis, NM: 8.4 %Clovis, NM8.4Lovington, NM: 8.4 %Lovington, NM8.4Las Vegas, NM: 7.9 %Las Vegas, NM7.9Farmington, NM: 7.7 %Farmington, NM7.7Deming, NM: 7.5 %Deming, NM7.5Las Cruces, NM: 7.5 %Las Cruces, NM7.5Hobbs, NM: 7.4 %Hobbs, NM7.4Alamogordo, NM: 6.7 %Alamogordo, NM6.7Rio Rancho, NM: 5.5 %Rio Rancho, NM5.5Albuquerque, NM: 5.5 %Albuquerque, NM5.5Roswell, NM: 5.4 %Roswell, NM5.4Española, NM: 5.3 %Española, NM5.3Los Lunas, NM: 5.3 %Los Lunas, NM5.3Santa Fe, NM: 5.3 %Santa Fe, NM5.3Artesia, NM: 4.5 %Artesia, NM4.5Gallup, NM: 3.9 %Gallup, NM3.9Carlsbad, NM: 3.1 %Carlsbad, NM3.1Sunland Park, NM: 1.8 %Sunland Park, NM1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Portales, NM9.5-0.5 pts
2Clovis, NM8.4-0.5 pts
3Lovington, NM8.4+0.6 pts
4Las Vegas, NM7.9+1.2 pts
5Farmington, NM7.7+1.2 pts
6Deming, NM7.5-1.1 pts
7Las Cruces, NM7.5-0 pts
8Hobbs, NM7.4-0.1 pts
9Alamogordo, NM6.7-0.5 pts
10Rio Rancho, NM5.5-1.2 pts
11Albuquerque, NM5.5-0.1 pts
12Roswell, NM5.4-0.1 pts
13Española, NM5.3+1.6 pts
14Los Lunas, NM5.3+0.7 pts
15Santa Fe, NM5.3+0.3 pts
16Artesia, NM4.5-0.9 pts
17Gallup, NM3.9-2.3 pts
18Carlsbad, NM3.1+0.3 pts
19Sunland Park, NM1.8-1.8 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New Mexico by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Portales, NM, with 9.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Sunland Park, NM, with 1.8% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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