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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate, August 2026

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in August 2026, at 11.4%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest11.4Luna County
Lowest2.2Los Alamos County
Median4.933 counties
New Mexico4.7History

All counties, August 2026

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Luna CountyLuna County: 11.4 %11.4McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 6.9 %6.9Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 6.6 %6.6Mora CountyMora County: 6.3 %6.3Catron CountyCatron County: 6.1 %6.1Torrance CountyTorrance County: 6.1 %6.1Cibola CountyCibola County: 6 %6Sierra CountySierra County: 5.9 %5.9Valencia CountyValencia County: 5.5 %5.5Socorro CountySocorro County: 5.4 %5.4Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 5.3 %5.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 5.3 %5.3San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 5.3 %5.3Taos CountyTaos County: 5.3 %5.3Grant CountyGrant County: 5 %5Chaves CountyChaves County: 4.9 %4.9Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4.9 %4.9Otero CountyOtero County: 4.9 %4.9Quay CountyQuay County: 4.9 %4.9Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.9 %4.9De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 4.8 %4.8Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 4.8 %4.8Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 4.7 %4.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.6 %4.6Lea CountyLea County: 4.3 %4.3Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.2 %4.2Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 4.2 %4.2Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 4.2 %4.2Curry CountyCurry County: 4.1 %4.1Harding CountyHarding County: 3.8 %3.8Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.5 %3.5Union CountyUnion County: 3.4 %3.4Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 2.2 %2.2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Luna County Provisional11.4+1.4 pts
2McKinley County Provisional6.9+1.2 pts
3Hidalgo County Provisional6.6+0.3 pts
4Mora County Provisional6.3+0.3 pts
5Catron County Provisional6.1+0.7 pts
5Torrance County Provisional6.1+0.9 pts
7Cibola County Provisional6+0.2 pts
8Sierra County Provisional5.9+0.9 pts
9Valencia County Provisional5.5+1 pts
10Socorro County Provisional5.4+0.5 pts
11Doña Ana County Provisional5.3+0.7 pts
11San Juan County Provisional5.3+0.9 pts
11San Miguel County Provisional5.3+1 pts
11Taos County Provisional5.3+1 pts
15Grant County Provisional5+0.8 pts
16Chaves County Provisional4.9+0.7 pts
16Guadalupe County Provisional4.9+0.8 pts
16Otero County Provisional4.9+0.4 pts
16Quay County Provisional4.9+1.1 pts
16Sandoval County Provisional4.9+0.6 pts
21De Baca County Provisional4.80 pts
21Rio Arriba County Provisional4.8+0.8 pts
23Bernalillo County Provisional4.7+0.7 pts
24Lincoln County Provisional4.6+0.3 pts
25Lea County Provisional4.3+0.7 pts
26Colfax County Provisional4.2+0.1 pts
26Roosevelt County Provisional4.2+0.4 pts
26Santa Fe County Provisional4.2+0.5 pts
29Curry County Provisional4.1+0.6 pts
30Harding County Provisional3.8+0.3 pts
31Eddy County Provisional3.5+0.2 pts
32Union County Provisional3.4-0.1 pts
33Los Alamos County Provisional2.2+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Luna County, with 11.4% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 2.2% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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