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Lowest unemployment, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Bloomfield, NMNM7,3351.7%–

02Raton, NMNM5,9522.1%–

03Tucumcari, NMNM5,0822.5%–

04Los Alamos, NMNM13,3172.7%–

05Santa Teresa, NMNM6,0412.7%–

06North Valley, NMNM10,4552.7%–

07Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6192.8%–

08Socorro, NMNM8,2612.9%–

09Carlsbad, NMNM32,5243.0%–

10Aztec, NMNM6,0913.1%–

11Corrales, NMNM8,4843.1%–

12Española, NMNM10,4584.3%–

13Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,7904.5%–

14Santa Fe, NMNM89,8374.8%–

15White Rock, NMNM5,7165.1%–

16Sunland Park, NMNM18,2685.2%–

17Los Lunas, NMNM20,5725.4%–

18South Valley, NMNM37,1205.4%–

19Edgewood, NMNM6,1575.4%–

20Roswell, NMNM46,8785.5%–

21Albuquerque, NMNM556,5885.6%–

22Farmington, NMNM46,0555.8%–

23Artesia, NMNM12,7356.0%–

24Alamogordo, NMNM31,9066.1%–

25Las Vegas, NMNM12,5746.2%–

26Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4196.4%–

27Grants, NMNM8,9336.7%–

28Ruidoso, NMNM7,5807.1%–

29North Hobbs, NMNM6,0347.2%–

30Gallup, NMNM19,9697.3%–

31Lovington, NMNM11,6207.6%–

32Las Cruces, NMNM116,9787.6%–

33Hobbs, NMNM40,8637.8%–

34Taos, NMNM6,5267.8%–

35Bernalillo, NMNM9,1597.8%–

36Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9497.8%–

37Chaparral, NMNM18,1868.7%–

38Clovis, NMNM37,1278.8%–

39Deming, NMNM14,9449.3%–

40Belen, NMNM7,58910.4%–

41Anthony, NMNM8,90010.7%–

42Silver City, NMNM9,28410.9%–

43Portales, NMNM11,73412.6%–

44El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32312.6%–

45Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86416.1%–

46Shiprock, NMNM7,61017.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES