Unemployment Rate in Curry County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.9%
Rank #2,778/3,222 · #22 in NM
14th
Curry 6.9%
NM 5.9% +17.2%
US 5.3% +29.7%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Curry County's unemployment rate of 6.9% 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 Curry County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,775 | Yoakum County, TX | 6.9% |
| #2,776 | Cochise County, AZ | 6.9% |
| #2,777 | Claiborne County, MS | 6.9% |
| #2,778 | Curry County, NM | 6.9% |
| #2,779 | Camden County, NJ | 6.9% |
| #2,780 | Mississippi County, AR | 6.9% |
| #2,781 | Worth County, GA | 6.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Curry County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 6.9%, ranking #2,778 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.7% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #22 of 33. This places it in the 14th 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.