New Mexico's Unemployment Rate was 4.3% in April 2025 New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in April 2025, unchanged from March and up from 4.0 percent in the previous year. The national unemployment rate in April was 4.2 percent, unchanged from March and up from 3.9 percent in April 2024. Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 10,800 jobs, or 1.2 percent, between April 2024 and April 2025.