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BLS Open Data · April 2026

New Mexico Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 4.9% (April 2026)

Unemployment Rate in New Mexico and Neighbouring States

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Unemployment Rate by County

Luna County, New Mexico: $14.7Torrance County, New Mexico: $5.9Grant County, New Mexico: $4.5Sierra County, New Mexico: $7.2Union County, New Mexico: $3.4De Baca County, New Mexico: $4.6Valencia County, New Mexico: $4.9San Miguel County, New Mexico: $4.5Otero County, New Mexico: $4.7Hidalgo County, New Mexico: $6.2Cibola County, New Mexico: $5.5Eddy County, New Mexico: $3.5Rio Arriba County, New Mexico: $4.4McKinley County, New Mexico: $5.9Lincoln County, New Mexico: $4.5Socorro County, New Mexico: $4.9Taos County, New Mexico: $5.6San Juan County, New Mexico: $4.8Catron County, New Mexico: $5.8Los Alamos County, New Mexico: $2Santa Fe County, New Mexico: $3.9Mora County, New Mexico: $5.8Sandoval County, New Mexico: $4.4Quay County, New Mexico: $4.6Doña Ana County, New Mexico: $5.4Lea County, New Mexico: $4Curry County, New Mexico: $3.7Bernalillo County, New Mexico: $4.2Chaves County, New Mexico: $4.5Harding County, New Mexico: $3.6Colfax County, New Mexico: $5.3Guadalupe County, New Mexico: $4.6Roosevelt County, New Mexico: $3.9

How New Mexico Compares to Other States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 19% of states · 43th of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)
Highest: Alaska(7.1%)
#StateValue
1South Dakota1.9%
2Iowa2.4%
3North Dakota2.4%
… 39 more …
43New Mexico(you are here)5.0%
… 6 more …
50California6.0%
51Puerto Rico6.5%
52Alaska7.1%

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate by County

#CountyValue
1Luna County14.7%
2Sierra County7.2%
3Hidalgo County6.2%
31Eddy County3.5%
32Union County3.4%
33Los Alamos County2.0%

Counties in New Mexico (33)

CountyUnemployment Rate
Bernalillo County, New Mexico4.2%
Catron County, New Mexico5.8%
Chaves County, New Mexico4.5%
Cibola County, New Mexico5.5%
Colfax County, New Mexico5.3%
Curry County, New Mexico3.7%
De Baca County, New Mexico4.6%
Doña Ana County, New Mexico5.4%
Eddy County, New Mexico3.5%
Grant County, New Mexico4.5%
Guadalupe County, New Mexico4.6%
Harding County, New Mexico3.6%
Hidalgo County, New Mexico6.2%
Lea County, New Mexico4%
Lincoln County, New Mexico4.5%
Los Alamos County, New Mexico2%
Luna County, New Mexico14.7%
McKinley County, New Mexico5.9%
Mora County, New Mexico5.8%
Otero County, New Mexico4.7%
Quay County, New Mexico4.6%
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico4.4%
Roosevelt County, New Mexico3.9%
Sandoval County, New Mexico4.4%
San Juan County, New Mexico4.8%
San Miguel County, New Mexico4.5%
Santa Fe County, New Mexico3.9%
Sierra County, New Mexico7.2%
Socorro County, New Mexico4.9%
Taos County, New Mexico5.6%
Torrance County, New Mexico5.9%
Union County, New Mexico3.4%
Valencia County, New Mexico4.9%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.