New Mexico Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
Updated on April 6, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate of New Mexico in August, 2020 was 8.6%, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The 3 counties with the highest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:

  1. Lea: 14.7%
  2. Luna: 13.9%
  3. Taos: 12.7%

On the other hand, the 3 counties with the lowest unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) in August, 2020 were:

  1. Los Alamos: 3.8%
  2. Harding: 4.4%
  3. De Baca: 4.6%

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each New Mexico county for August, 2020. You can also see links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other months, and also the historical unemployment rate for each of New Mexico's counties.

See also: Historical New Mexico Unemployment Rate.

New Mexico Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020 (%)
New Mexico Unemployment Rate By County in August, 2020
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County Unemployment Rate (%)
Bernalillo 8.9
Catron 6.8
Chaves 9.1
Cibola 9.5
Colfax 7.5
Curry 6
De Baca 4.6
Dona Ana 8.4
Eddy 8.8
Grant 11.1
Guadalupe 7.7
Harding 4.4
Hidalgo 6.6
Lea 14.7
Lincoln 9.9
Los Alamos 3.8
Luna 13.9
McKinley 12
Mora 8.1
Otero 10.1
Quay 8.3
Rio Arriba 9.1
Roosevelt 6.9
Sandoval 9.4
San Juan 11.1
San Miguel 8.7
Santa Fe 9.3
Sierra 9.5
Socorro 7.4
Taos 12.7
Torrance 10.2
Union 4.9
Valencia 8.9

New Mexico Unemployment Rate For Other Months and Years

Use the following links to see New Mexico's unemployment rate for other months and years. Or see links for all the available months and years here.
2020
2021
2022