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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in November 2025, at 13.3%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 5% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest13.3Luna County
Lowest2.3Los Alamos County
Median533 counties
New Mexico4.3History

All counties, November 2025

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Luna CountyLuna County: 13.3 %13.3Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 6.7 %6.7Mora CountyMora County: 6.7 %6.7McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 6.3 %6.3Catron CountyCatron County: 6.1 %6.1Cibola CountyCibola County: 6.1 %6.1De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 6.1 %6.1Sierra CountySierra County: 5.8 %5.8Torrance CountyTorrance County: 5.8 %5.8Colfax CountyColfax County: 5.4 %5.4Socorro CountySocorro County: 5.4 %5.4Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 5.3 %5.3Otero CountyOtero County: 5.1 %5.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5 %5San Juan CountySan Juan County: 5 %5Taos CountyTaos County: 5 %5Valencia CountyValencia County: 5 %5Chaves CountyChaves County: 4.8 %4.8Grant CountyGrant County: 4.8 %4.8Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 4.7 %4.7San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4.7 %4.7Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.7 %4.7Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4.6 %4.6Quay CountyQuay County: 4.6 %4.6Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 4.3 %4.3Union CountyUnion County: 4.3 %4.3Lea CountyLea County: 4.2 %4.2Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 4.2 %4.2Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 4.1 %4.1Curry CountyCurry County: 4 %4Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.7 %3.7Harding CountyHarding County: 3.6 %3.6Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 2.3 %2.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Luna County13.3+1 pts
2Hidalgo County6.7+1.1 pts
2Mora County6.7+1.1 pts
4McKinley County6.3+1 pts
5Catron County6.1-0.1 pts
5Cibola County6.1+0.7 pts
5De Baca County6.1+1.9 pts
8Sierra County5.8+0.4 pts
8Torrance County5.8+0.5 pts
10Colfax County5.4+0.7 pts
10Socorro County5.4+0.7 pts
12Doña Ana County5.3+0.6 pts
13Otero County5.1+0.6 pts
14Lincoln County5-0.1 pts
14San Juan County5+0.6 pts
14Taos County5+0.2 pts
14Valencia County5+0.7 pts
18Chaves County4.8+0.8 pts
18Grant County4.8+0.6 pts
20Rio Arriba County4.7+0.6 pts
20San Miguel County4.7+0.2 pts
20Sandoval County4.7+0.7 pts
23Guadalupe County4.6+0.1 pts
23Quay County4.6+0.7 pts
25Bernalillo County4.3+0.4 pts
25Union County4.3+0.7 pts
27Lea County4.2+0.7 pts
27Roosevelt County4.2+0.5 pts
29Santa Fe County4.1+0.3 pts
30Curry County4+0.6 pts
31Eddy County3.7+0.4 pts
32Harding County3.6-0.7 pts
33Los Alamos County2.3+0.3 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 13.3% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 2.3% in November 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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