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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in September 2025, at 9.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.8Luna County
Lowest1.8Los Alamos County
Median4.333 counties
New Mexico4.2History

All counties, September 2025

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Luna CountyLuna County: 9.8 %9.8Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 5.9 %5.9Mora CountyMora County: 5.9 %5.9De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 5.5 %5.5Cibola CountyCibola County: 5.4 %5.4Sierra CountySierra County: 5.4 %5.4McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 5.3 %5.3Catron CountyCatron County: 5.2 %5.2Torrance CountyTorrance County: 5.1 %5.1Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.6 %4.6Socorro CountySocorro County: 4.5 %4.5Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 4.4 %4.4Otero CountyOtero County: 4.4 %4.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.3 %4.3San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.3 %4.3Taos CountyTaos County: 4.3 %4.3Valencia CountyValencia County: 4.3 %4.3San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4.1 %4.1Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.1 %4.1Chaves CountyChaves County: 4 %4Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4 %4Grant CountyGrant County: 3.9 %3.9Quay CountyQuay County: 3.9 %3.9Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 3.8 %3.8Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 3.8 %3.8Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 3.6 %3.6Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 3.6 %3.6Union CountyUnion County: 3.6 %3.6Lea CountyLea County: 3.5 %3.5Curry CountyCurry County: 3.4 %3.4Harding CountyHarding County: 3.4 %3.4Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.1 %3.1Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Luna County9.8+1.1 pts
2Hidalgo County5.9+0.6 pts
2Mora County5.9+1 pts
4De Baca County5.5+1.4 pts
5Cibola County5.4+0.1 pts
5Sierra County5.4+0.4 pts
7McKinley County5.3-0.1 pts
8Catron County5.20 pts
9Torrance County5.1+0.2 pts
10Colfax County4.6+0.2 pts
11Socorro County4.5-0.1 pts
12Doña Ana County4.40 pts
12Otero County4.4+0.1 pts
14Lincoln County4.3-0.6 pts
14San Juan County4.3-0.2 pts
14Taos County4.30 pts
14Valencia County4.3+0.1 pts
18San Miguel County4.1-0.3 pts
18Sandoval County4.1+0.3 pts
20Chaves County40 pts
20Guadalupe County4-0.5 pts
22Grant County3.9-0.1 pts
22Quay County3.9+0.1 pts
24Bernalillo County3.8+0.1 pts
24Rio Arriba County3.8-0.2 pts
26Roosevelt County3.6-0.2 pts
26Santa Fe County3.6-0.1 pts
26Union County3.6-0.1 pts
29Lea County3.5-0.1 pts
30Curry County3.4+0.1 pts
30Harding County3.4+0.3 pts
32Eddy County3.1-0.2 pts
33Los Alamos County1.8-0.1 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 9.8% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 1.8% in September 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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