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County Unemployment Rates in New Mexico

(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

PRELIMINARY MAY 2011
Areas Rank Rate
LUNA 1 18.8%
MORA 2 13.6%
TAOS 3 9.5%
GUADALUPE 4 9.2%
MCKINLEY 5 7.6%
COLFAX 6 7.4%
RIO ARRIBA 7 7.2%
QUAY 8 7.1%
SAN MIGUEL 9 6.9%
ALBUQUERQUE MSA 10 6.8%
HIDALGO 10 6.8%
FARMINGTON MSA 12 6.7%
CATRON 12 6.7%
LAS CRUCES MSA 12 6.7%
GRANT 15 6.6%
STATEWIDE 0 6.5%
CHAVES 16 5.9%
CIBOLA 16 5.9%
SIERRA 18 5.7%
OTERO 19 5.4%
SANTA FE MSA 20 5.2%
LINCOLN 21 4.5%
LEA 22 4.4%
SOCORRO 22 4.4%
ROOSEVELT 24 4.0%
HARDING 24 4.0%
CURRY 26 3.9%
UNION 27 3.8%
EDDY 28 3.7%
DE BACA 29 3.6%
LOS ALAMOS 30 2.5%
REVISED APRIL 2011
Areas Rank Rate
LUNA 1 20.7%
MORA 2 15.5%
GUADALUPE 3 10.1%
TAOS 4 9.7%
COLFAX 5 8.4%
MCKINLEY 6 8.0%
QUAY 7 7.9%
RIO ARRIBA 8 7.8%
CATRON 9 7.4%
GRANT 10 7.2%
FARMINGTON MSA 10 7.2%
HIDALGO 10 7.2%
ALBUQUERQUE MSA 10 7.2%
SAN MIGUEL 14 7.1%
LAS CRUCES MSA 14 7.1%
STATEWIDE 0 6.9%
CHAVES 16 6.4%
CIBOLA 16 6.4%
SIERRA 18 6.2%
OTERO 19 5.8%
SANTA FE MSA 20 5.6%
LINCOLN 21 5.3%
LEA 22 4.9%
SOCORRO 23 4.8%
ROOSEVELT 24 4.3%
CURRY 25 4.2%
UNION 25 4.2%
HARDING 27 4.1%
EDDY 28 4.0%
DE BACA 29 3.9%
LOS ALAMOS 30 2.8%
REVISED MAY 2010
Areas Rank Rate
LUNA 1 21.5%
MORA 2 15.6%
TAOS 3 11.3%
GRANT 4 10.6%
GUADALUPE 5 9.7%
COLFAX 6 9.3%
FARMINGTON MSA 6 9.3%
MCKINLEY 8 9.0%
ALBUQUERQUE MSA 9 8.5%
RIO ARRIBA 9 8.5%
STATEWIDE 0 8.2%
SAN MIGUEL 11 8.2%
CATRON 12 7.9%
HIDALGO 12 7.9%
LAS CRUCES MSA 12 7.9%
LEA 15 7.6%
QUAY 16 7.5%
CHAVES 16 7.5%
CIBOLA 18 7.2%
OTERO 19 6.9%
SIERRA 20 6.8%
SANTA FE MSA 20 6.8%
LINCOLN 22 6.6%
EDDY 23 5.9%
UNION 23 5.9%
SOCORRO 25 5.3%
ROOSEVELT 25 5.3%
DE BACA 27 5.1%
CURRY 28 4.9%
HARDING 29 4.8%
LOS ALAMOS 30 3.2%

Updated: July 1, 2011

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