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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in December 2025, at 14%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest14Luna County
Lowest1.9Los Alamos County
Median4.333 counties
New Mexico4.3History

All counties, December 2025

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Luna CountyLuna County: 14 %14Mora CountyMora County: 6.4 %6.4Catron CountyCatron County: 5.7 %5.7Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 5.7 %5.7Sierra CountySierra County: 5.7 %5.7McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 5.5 %5.5Cibola CountyCibola County: 5.3 %5.3De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 5.2 %5.2Torrance CountyTorrance County: 5.2 %5.2Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 4.8 %4.8Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.7 %4.7Socorro CountySocorro County: 4.7 %4.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.5 %4.5Otero CountyOtero County: 4.4 %4.4San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.4 %4.4Valencia CountyValencia County: 4.4 %4.4Chaves CountyChaves County: 4.3 %4.3Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4.3 %4.3Taos CountyTaos County: 4.3 %4.3Grant CountyGrant County: 4.2 %4.2Quay CountyQuay County: 4.1 %4.1Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.1 %4.1Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 4 %4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4 %4Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 3.8 %3.8Lea CountyLea County: 3.7 %3.7Union CountyUnion County: 3.7 %3.7Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 3.6 %3.6Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 3.5 %3.5Harding CountyHarding County: 3.4 %3.4Curry CountyCurry County: 3.3 %3.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.2 %3.2Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.9 %1.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Luna County14-0.2 pts
2Mora County6.4+1.3 pts
3Catron County5.7+0.6 pts
3Hidalgo County5.7+1 pts
3Sierra County5.7+0.5 pts
6McKinley County5.5+0.7 pts
7Cibola County5.3+0.4 pts
8De Baca County5.2+1.7 pts
8Torrance County5.2+0.3 pts
10Doña Ana County4.8+0.5 pts
11Colfax County4.7+0.4 pts
11Socorro County4.7+0.7 pts
13Lincoln County4.50 pts
14Otero County4.4+0.5 pts
14San Juan County4.4+0.5 pts
14Valencia County4.4+0.6 pts
17Chaves County4.3+0.8 pts
17Guadalupe County4.3+0.6 pts
17Taos County4.3+0.4 pts
20Grant County4.2+0.5 pts
21Quay County4.1+0.6 pts
21Sandoval County4.1+0.6 pts
23Rio Arriba County4+0.4 pts
23San Miguel County40 pts
25Bernalillo County3.8+0.4 pts
26Lea County3.7+0.7 pts
26Union County3.7+0.5 pts
28Santa Fe County3.6+0.3 pts
29Roosevelt County3.5+0.3 pts
30Harding County3.4-0.3 pts
31Curry County3.3+0.4 pts
32Eddy County3.2+0.3 pts
33Los Alamos County1.9+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 14% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 1.9% in December 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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