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Lowest unemployment, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 5.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Truth or Consequences, NM, up 32 places to #4.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲14White Rock, NMNM5,7160.2%−4.8 pts

02▲11Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7900.8%−3.7 pts

03▲1Los Alamos, NMNM13,3170.8%−1.9 pts

04▲32Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9491.6%−6.2 pts

05▼3Raton, NMNM5,9521.8%−0.3 pts

06▼1Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0411.9%−0.8 pts

07▲1Socorro, NMNM8,2612.1%−0.8 pts

08▼1Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6192.1%−0.7 pts

09▲30Deming, NMNM14,9442.7%−6.6 pts

10▲18Ruidoso, NMNM7,5803.3%−3.7 pts

11▲11Farmington, NMNM46,0553.9%−1.9 pts

12▲6South Valley, NMNM37,1204.3%−1.1 pts

13▼1Española, NMNM10,4584.4%+0.1 pts

14▼4Aztec, NMNM6,0914.5%+1.4 pts

15▲1Sunland Park, NMNM18,2684.6%−0.7 pts

16▲10Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4194.6%−1.8 pts

17▲8Las Vegas, NMNM12,5744.8%−1.4 pts

18▼1Los Lunas, NMNM20,5724.9%−0.5 pts

19▲1Roswell, NMNM46,8785.0%−0.5 pts

20▼6Santa Fe, NMNM89,8375.1%+0.3 pts

21▼2Edgewood, NMNM6,1575.1%−0.3 pts

22▼13Carlsbad, NMNM32,5245.2%+2.2 pts

23▼2Albuquerque, NMNM556,5885.4%−0.2 pts

24▲6Gallup, NMNM19,9695.7%−1.6 pts

25▼24Bloomfield, NMNM7,3355.7%+4.0 pts

26▼3Artesia, NMNM12,7355.9%−0.1 pts

27Grants, NMNM8,9336.0%−0.7 pts

28▲1North Hobbs, NMNM6,0346.1%−1.0 pts

29▲4Hobbs, NMNM40,8636.3%−1.5 pts

30▼19Corrales, NMNM8,4846.3%+3.2 pts

31▲6Chaparral, NMNM18,1866.3%−2.4 pts

32▲3Bernalillo, NMNM9,1596.9%−0.9 pts

33▼1Las Cruces, NMNM116,9787.0%−0.7 pts

34▲11Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8647.3%−8.8 pts

35▼4Lovington, NMNM11,6207.3%−0.2 pts

36▲7Portales, NMNM11,7347.4%−5.2 pts

37▼13Alamogordo, NMNM31,9067.5%+1.4 pts

38▲2Belen, NMNM7,5898.0%−2.4 pts

39▼33North Valley, NMNM10,4558.5%+5.7 pts

40▼2Clovis, NMNM37,1278.8%−0.1 pts

41▼7Taos, NMNM6,52610.6%+2.8 pts

42▼39Tucumcari, NMNM5,08211.2%+8.8 pts

43▼2Anthony, NMNM8,90011.6%+0.9 pts

44▼2Silver City, NMNM9,28413.1%+2.2 pts

45▼1El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32314.8%+2.2 pts

46Shiprock, NMNM7,61014.9%−2.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES