Unemployment Rate in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.9%
Rank #2,772/3,222 · #21 in NM
14th
Lea 6.9%
NM 5.9% +16.8%
US 5.3% +29.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lea 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 Lea County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,769 | Harrisonburg city, VA | 6.8% |
| #2,770 | Naguabo Municipio, PR | 6.8% |
| #2,771 | Delaware County, PA | 6.8% |
| #2,772 | Lea County, NM | 6.9% |
| #2,773 | Allen County, KY | 6.9% |
| #2,774 | Adair County, OK | 6.9% |
| #2,775 | Yoakum County, TX | 6.9% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lea County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 6.9%, ranking #2,772 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.3% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #21 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.