Unemployed people in New Mexico

as of September, 2021:

65,585

Note: Seasonally adjusted value

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Unemployment Rate

6.9%

Labor Force

951,929

Employment

886,344

Employment-Population Ratio

53.2%

Labor Force Participation Rate

57.1%

Employment Indicators by County

County Employment Unemployment Unemployment Rate Labor Force
Bernalillo 311,963 17,792 5.4 329,755
Catron 1,130 57 4.8 1,187
Chaves 27,638 1,722 5.9 29,360
Cibola 8,953 695 7.2 9,648
Colfax 5,246 274 5.0 5,520
Curry 22,706 953 4.0 23,659
De Baca 709 33 4.4 742
Dona Ana 91,464 5,513 5.7 96,977
Eddy 32,006 1,721 5.1 33,727
Grant 11,136 718 6.1 11,854
Guadalupe 1,544 106 6.4 1,650
Harding 264 14 5.0 278
Hidalgo 2,010 92 4.4 2,102
Lea 26,277 2,278 8.0 28,555
Lincoln 8,643 529 5.8 9,172
Los Alamos 10,477 269 2.5 10,746
Luna 9,220 1,175 11.3 10,395
McKinley 23,128 1,948 7.8 25,076
Mora 1,998 108 5.1 2,106
Otero 25,050 1,430 5.4 26,480
Quay 3,025 185 5.8 3,210
Rio Arriba 16,390 999 5.7 17,389
Roosevelt 7,921 398 4.8 8,319
San Juan 45,623 3,387 6.9 49,010
San Miguel 10,078 659 6.1 10,737
Sandoval 62,268 3,788 5.7 66,056
Santa Fe 65,098 3,742 5.4 68,840
Sierra 4,061 280 6.5 4,341
Socorro 6,169 346 5.3 6,515
Taos 13,839 1,084 7.3 14,923
Torrance 4,983 376 7.0 5,359
Union 1,608 61 3.7 1,669
Valencia 28,392 1,846 6.1 30,238