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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in March 2026, at 15.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 1.8%. The median was 4.3% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest15.8Luna County
Lowest1.8Los Alamos County
Median4.333 counties
New Mexico4.8History

All counties, March 2026

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Luna CountyLuna County: 15.8 %15.8Sierra CountySierra County: 6.9 %6.9Mora CountyMora County: 6.1 %6.1Torrance CountyTorrance County: 6 %6Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 5.6 %5.6McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 5.6 %5.6Catron CountyCatron County: 5.5 %5.5Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 5.2 %5.2Cibola CountyCibola County: 5.1 %5.1De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 5 %5San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.6 %4.6Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.5 %4.5Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4.5 %4.5Socorro CountySocorro County: 4.5 %4.5Valencia CountyValencia County: 4.5 %4.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.3 %4.3Taos CountyTaos County: 4.3 %4.3Chaves CountyChaves County: 4.2 %4.2Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 4.2 %4.2Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.2 %4.2Otero CountyOtero County: 4.1 %4.1Quay CountyQuay County: 4.1 %4.1Grant CountyGrant County: 4 %4San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4 %4Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 3.9 %3.9Lea CountyLea County: 3.7 %3.7Harding CountyHarding County: 3.5 %3.5Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 3.5 %3.5Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 3.5 %3.5Curry CountyCurry County: 3.3 %3.3Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.3 %3.3Union CountyUnion County: 3.2 %3.2Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Luna County15.8+1.1 pts
2Sierra County6.9+0.2 pts
3Mora County6.1+0.5 pts
4Torrance County6+1.2 pts
5Hidalgo County5.6+0.7 pts
5McKinley County5.6+1 pts
7Catron County5.5+0.8 pts
8Doña Ana County5.2+0.4 pts
9Cibola County5.1+0.2 pts
10De Baca County5+1.6 pts
11San Juan County4.6+0.8 pts
12Colfax County4.5+0.4 pts
12Guadalupe County4.5+0.7 pts
12Socorro County4.5+0.7 pts
12Valencia County4.5+0.7 pts
16Lincoln County4.3+0.5 pts
16Taos County4.3+0.4 pts
18Chaves County4.2+0.8 pts
18Rio Arriba County4.2+0.6 pts
18Sandoval County4.2+0.7 pts
21Otero County4.1+0.5 pts
21Quay County4.1+1 pts
23Grant County4+0.6 pts
23San Miguel County4+0.1 pts
25Bernalillo County3.9+0.5 pts
26Lea County3.7+0.9 pts
27Harding County3.5+0.3 pts
27Roosevelt County3.5+0.2 pts
27Santa Fe County3.5+0.3 pts
30Curry County3.3+0.5 pts
30Eddy County3.3+0.7 pts
32Union County3.2+0.2 pts
33Los Alamos County1.8+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 15.8% in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 1.8% in March 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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