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Counties in New Mexico by unemployment rate

Luna County had the highest unemployment rate of 33 counties in July 2026, at 12.7%. Los Alamos County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 5.7% and the figure for New Mexico was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest12.7Luna County
Lowest2.7Los Alamos County
Median5.733 counties
New Mexico4.8History

All counties, July 2026

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Luna CountyLuna County: 12.7 %12.7McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 8.1 %8.1Catron CountyCatron County: 7.3 %7.3Hidalgo CountyHidalgo County: 7.2 %7.2Cibola CountyCibola County: 7 %7Torrance CountyTorrance County: 6.9 %6.9Mora CountyMora County: 6.7 %6.7San Juan CountySan Juan County: 6.4 %6.4Sierra CountySierra County: 6.4 %6.4Socorro CountySocorro County: 6.4 %6.4Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 6.2 %6.2Valencia CountyValencia County: 6.2 %6.2Taos CountyTaos County: 6.1 %6.1Otero CountyOtero County: 5.9 %5.9San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 5.9 %5.9Grant CountyGrant County: 5.8 %5.8Chaves CountyChaves County: 5.7 %5.7Sandoval CountySandoval County: 5.7 %5.7Quay CountyQuay County: 5.6 %5.6De Baca CountyDe Baca County: 5.5 %5.5Rio Arriba CountyRio Arriba County: 5.5 %5.5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.4 %5.4Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 5.4 %5.4Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 5.3 %5.3Guadalupe CountyGuadalupe County: 5.3 %5.3Colfax CountyColfax County: 4.9 %4.9Lea CountyLea County: 4.9 %4.9Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 4.9 %4.9Curry CountyCurry County: 4.7 %4.7Harding CountyHarding County: 4.7 %4.7Eddy CountyEddy County: 4.2 %4.2Union CountyUnion County: 4.1 %4.1Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Luna County12.7+0.7 pts
2McKinley County8.1+0.9 pts
3Catron County7.3+0.9 pts
4Hidalgo County7.20 pts
5Cibola County7+0.3 pts
6Torrance County6.9+0.6 pts
7Mora County6.7-0.3 pts
8San Juan County6.4+0.8 pts
8Sierra County6.4+0.3 pts
8Socorro County6.4+0.5 pts
11Doña Ana County6.2+0.4 pts
11Valencia County6.2+0.8 pts
13Taos County6.1+0.8 pts
14Otero County5.9+0.5 pts
14San Miguel County5.9+0.5 pts
16Grant County5.8+0.8 pts
17Chaves County5.7+0.6 pts
17Sandoval County5.7+0.6 pts
19Quay County5.6+0.8 pts
20De Baca County5.5-0.3 pts
20Rio Arriba County5.5+0.7 pts
22Lincoln County5.4+0.5 pts
22Roosevelt County5.4+0.4 pts
24Bernalillo County5.3+0.6 pts
24Guadalupe County5.3+0.7 pts
26Colfax County4.9+0.1 pts
26Lea County4.9+0.6 pts
26Santa Fe County4.9+0.5 pts
29Curry County4.7+0.5 pts
29Harding County4.7+0.7 pts
31Eddy County4.2+0.3 pts
32Union County4.1-0.2 pts
33Los Alamos County2.7+0.4 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 12.7% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County, with 2.7% in July 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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