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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in August 2025, at 10%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest10Luna County
Lowest1.8Los Alamos County
Median4.333 counties
New Mexico4.1History

All counties, August 2025

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Luna CountyLuna County: 10 %10Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 6.3 %6.3Mora CountyMora County: 6 %6Cibola CountyCibola County: 5.8 %5.8McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 5.7 %5.7Catron CountyCatron County: 5.4 %5.4Torrance CountyTorrance County: 5.2 %5.2Sierra CountySierra County: 5 %5Socorro CountySocorro County: 4.9 %4.9De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 4.8 %4.8Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 4.6 %4.6Otero CountyOtero County: 4.5 %4.5Valencia CountyValencia County: 4.5 %4.5San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.4 %4.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.3 %4.3San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4.3 %4.3Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.3 %4.3Taos CountyTaos County: 4.3 %4.3Chaves CountyChaves County: 4.2 %4.2Grant CountyGrant County: 4.2 %4.2Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.1 %4.1Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4.1 %4.1Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 4 %4Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 4 %4Quay CountyQuay County: 3.8 %3.8Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 3.8 %3.8Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 3.7 %3.7Lea CountyLea County: 3.6 %3.6Curry CountyCurry County: 3.5 %3.5Harding CountyHarding County: 3.5 %3.5Union CountyUnion County: 3.5 %3.5Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.3 %3.3Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Luna County10+0.5 pts
2Hidalgo County6.3+0.5 pts
3Mora County6+0.4 pts
4Cibola County5.8-0.1 pts
5McKinley County5.7-0.3 pts
6Catron County5.4-0.1 pts
7Torrance County5.2-0.4 pts
8Sierra County5-0.7 pts
9Socorro County4.9-0.1 pts
10De Baca County4.8+0.1 pts
11Doña Ana County4.6-0.3 pts
12Otero County4.5-0.2 pts
12Valencia County4.5-0.2 pts
14San Juan County4.4-0.5 pts
15Lincoln County4.3-1.4 pts
15San Miguel County4.3-1 pts
15Sandoval County4.30 pts
15Taos County4.3-0.6 pts
19Chaves County4.2-0.2 pts
19Grant County4.2-0.2 pts
21Colfax County4.10 pts
21Guadalupe County4.1-0.3 pts
23Bernalillo County4-0.2 pts
23Rio Arriba County4-0.3 pts
25Quay County3.8-0.4 pts
25Roosevelt County3.8-0.4 pts
27Santa Fe County3.7-0.4 pts
28Lea County3.6-0.3 pts
29Curry County3.5-0.1 pts
29Harding County3.5+0.1 pts
29Union County3.5-0.4 pts
32Eddy County3.3-0.4 pts
33Los Alamos County1.8-0.2 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 10% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 1.8% in August 2025.

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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