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

Clovis, NM had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 19 cities in 2023, at 7.9%. Sunland Park, NM had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 5.5% and the figure for New Mexico was 6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest7.9Clovis, NM
Lowest3.6Sunland Park, NM
Median5.519 cities
New Mexico6History

All cities, 2023

Clovis, NM: 7.9 %Clovis, NM7.9Lovington, NM: 7.8 %Lovington, NM7.8Portales, NM: 7.8 %Portales, NM7.8Las Cruces, NM: 7.4 %Las Cruces, NM7.4Alamogordo, NM: 7.1 %Alamogordo, NM7.1Hobbs, NM: 6.6 %Hobbs, NM6.6Gallup, NM: 6 %Gallup, NM6Roswell, NM: 5.9 %Roswell, NM5.9Farmington, NM: 5.7 %Farmington, NM5.7Las Vegas, NM: 5.5 %Las Vegas, NM5.5Los Lunas, NM: 5.4 %Los Lunas, NM5.4Albuquerque, NM: 5.3 %Albuquerque, NM5.3Santa Fe, NM: 5.1 %Santa Fe, NM5.1Rio Rancho, NM: 4.8 %Rio Rancho, NM4.8Carlsbad, NM: 4.4 %Carlsbad, NM4.4Española, NM: 4.4 %Española, NM4.4Deming, NM: 4.4 %Deming, NM4.4Artesia, NM: 4 %Artesia, NM4Sunland Park, NM: 3.6 %Sunland Park, NM3.6Clovis, NM: 7.9 %Clovis, NM7.9Lovington, NM: 7.8 %Lovington, NM7.8Portales, NM: 7.8 %Portales, NM7.8Las Cruces, NM: 7.4 %Las Cruces, NM7.4Alamogordo, NM: 7.1 %Alamogordo, NM7.1Hobbs, NM: 6.6 %Hobbs, NM6.6Gallup, NM: 6 %Gallup, NM6Roswell, NM: 5.9 %Roswell, NM5.9Farmington, NM: 5.7 %Farmington, NM5.7Las Vegas, NM: 5.5 %Las Vegas, NM5.5Los Lunas, NM: 5.4 %Los Lunas, NM5.4Albuquerque, NM: 5.3 %Albuquerque, NM5.3Santa Fe, NM: 5.1 %Santa Fe, NM5.1Rio Rancho, NM: 4.8 %Rio Rancho, NM4.8Carlsbad, NM: 4.4 %Carlsbad, NM4.4Española, NM: 4.4 %Española, NM4.4Deming, NM: 4.4 %Deming, NM4.4Artesia, NM: 4 %Artesia, NM4Sunland Park, NM: 3.6 %Sunland Park, NM3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clovis, NM7.9-0.5 pts
2Lovington, NM7.8-0.6 pts
2Portales, NM7.8-1.7 pts
4Las Cruces, NM7.4-0 pts
5Alamogordo, NM7.1+0.4 pts
6Hobbs, NM6.6-0.7 pts
7Gallup, NM6+2.1 pts
8Roswell, NM5.9+0.5 pts
9Farmington, NM5.7-2 pts
10Las Vegas, NM5.5-2.4 pts
11Los Lunas, NM5.4+0.2 pts
12Albuquerque, NM5.3-0.1 pts
13Santa Fe, NM5.1-0.2 pts
14Rio Rancho, NM4.8-0.7 pts
15Carlsbad, NM4.4+1.4 pts
16Española, NM4.4-0.9 pts
17Deming, NM4.4-3.1 pts
18Artesia, NM4-0.6 pts
19Sunland Park, NM3.6+1.8 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/new-mexico-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Clovis, NM, with 7.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sunland Park, NM, with 3.6% in 2023.

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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