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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in April 2026, at 14.8%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 4.6% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest14.8Luna County
Lowest2Los Alamos County
Median4.633 counties
New Mexico4.9History

All counties, April 2026

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Luna CountyLuna County: 14.8 %14.8Sierra CountySierra County: 7.2 %7.2Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 6.1 %6.1McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 5.9 %5.9Mora CountyMora County: 5.9 %5.9Torrance CountyTorrance County: 5.9 %5.9Catron CountyCatron County: 5.7 %5.7Taos CountyTaos County: 5.6 %5.6Cibola CountyCibola County: 5.5 %5.5Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 5.4 %5.4Colfax CountyColfax County: 5.3 %5.3Socorro CountySocorro County: 4.9 %4.9Valencia CountyValencia County: 4.9 %4.9San Juan CountySan Juan County: 4.8 %4.8Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 4.7 %4.7Otero CountyOtero County: 4.7 %4.7De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 4.6 %4.6Quay CountyQuay County: 4.6 %4.6Chaves CountyChaves County: 4.5 %4.5Grant CountyGrant County: 4.5 %4.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.5 %4.5San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 4.5 %4.5Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 4.4 %4.4Sandoval CountySandoval County: 4.4 %4.4Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 4.2 %4.2Lea CountyLea County: 4 %4Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 3.9 %3.9Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 3.9 %3.9Curry CountyCurry County: 3.7 %3.7Harding CountyHarding County: 3.6 %3.6Eddy CountyEddy County: 3.5 %3.5Union CountyUnion County: 3.4 %3.4Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 2 %2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Luna County14.8+1.3 pts
2Sierra County7.2+0.8 pts
3Hidalgo County6.1+1.3 pts
4McKinley County5.9+1.4 pts
4Mora County5.9+0.7 pts
4Torrance County5.9+1.4 pts
7Catron County5.7+0.9 pts
8Taos County5.6+1.4 pts
9Cibola County5.5+0.9 pts
10Doña Ana County5.4+0.9 pts
11Colfax County5.3+1.2 pts
12Socorro County4.9+1 pts
12Valencia County4.9+1.2 pts
14San Juan County4.8+1.1 pts
15Guadalupe County4.7+0.9 pts
15Otero County4.7+1.1 pts
17De Baca County4.6+1.4 pts
17Quay County4.6+1.3 pts
19Chaves County4.5+1.1 pts
19Grant County4.5+1.3 pts
19Lincoln County4.5+1 pts
19San Miguel County4.5+0.6 pts
23Rio Arriba County4.4+0.9 pts
23Sandoval County4.4+1 pts
25Bernalillo County4.2+0.9 pts
26Lea County4+1.2 pts
27Roosevelt County3.9+0.8 pts
27Santa Fe County3.9+0.8 pts
29Curry County3.7+0.9 pts
30Harding County3.6+0.1 pts
31Eddy County3.5+1 pts
32Union County3.4+0.4 pts
33Los Alamos County2+0.5 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 14.8% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 2% in April 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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