Unemployment Rate in Chaves County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.0%
Rank #2,022/3,222 · #11 in NM
37th
Chaves 5.0%
NM 5.9% -14.6%
US 5.3% -5.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Chaves County's unemployment rate of 5.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Chaves County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,019 | Washington County, NY | 5.0% |
| #2,020 | Marion County, AL | 5.0% |
| #2,021 | Hamilton County, OH | 5.0% |
| #2,022 | Chaves County, NM | 5.0% |
| #2,023 | Brooks County, GA | 5.0% |
| #2,024 | Gadsden County, FL | 5.0% |
| #2,025 | Graham County, KS | 5.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Chaves County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 5.0%, ranking #2,022 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #11 of 33. This places it in the 37th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.