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Which counties in New Mexico have the lowest unemployment?

Los Alamos County (1.8%), Eddy County (3.2%) and Curry County (3.4%) had the lowest unemployment in New Mexico in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 32 ranked New Mexico counties

New Mexico counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Los Alamos County1.8%−1.1 pts19,407
2Eddy County3.2%−0.3 pts62,509
3Curry County3.4%−1.0 pts46,655
4Lea County3.5%−0.3 pts74,749
5Union County3.6%−0.4 pts3,844
6Santa Fe County3.7%−0.4 pts156,907
7Roosevelt County3.8%−0.6 pts18,615
8Bernalillo County3.9%−0.6 pts667,601
9Quay County3.9%−0.9 pts8,454
10Chaves County4.1%−0.7 pts63,364
11Grant County4.1%−1.5 pts27,252
12Rio Arriba County4.1%−1.8 pts39,832
13Sandoval County4.1%−0.7 pts159,565
14Guadalupe County4.2%−1.3 pts4,343
15Lincoln County4.3%−0.7 pts19,844
16De Baca County4.4%−0.9 pts1,647
17Otero County4.4%−0.7 pts70,368
18San Miguel County4.4%−1.4 pts26,260
19Colfax County4.5%−0.6 pts12,184
20San Juan County4.5%−1.4 pts120,340
21Taos County4.5%−1.6 pts34,564
22Valencia County4.5%−0.8 pts82,013
23Socorro County4.7%−1.3 pts15,838
24Doña Ana County4.9%−1.0 pts229,091
25Torrance County5.3%−1.1 pts16,100
26Catron County5.5%−1.5 pts3,827
27Cibola County5.5%−0.6 pts26,807
28McKinley County5.6%−1.3 pts68,119
29Hidalgo County5.9%+0.2 pts3,929
30Mora County6.1%−1.5 pts4,051
31Sierra County6.1%−0.6 pts11,395
32Luna County13.0%−0.1 pts25,407

1 of 33 New Mexico counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Questions

Which county in New Mexico has the lowest unemployment rate?

Los Alamos County: 1.8%, ahead of Eddy County (3.2%) and Curry County (3.4%), of 32 New Mexico counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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