Unemployment Rate in Otero County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.3%
Rank #2,852/3,222 · #25 in NM
11th
Otero 7.3%
NM 5.9% +24.2%
US 5.3% +37.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Otero County's unemployment rate of 7.3% 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 Otero County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,849 | San Juan County, NM | 7.3% |
| #2,850 | Los Angeles County, CA | 7.3% |
| #2,851 | Spalding County, GA | 7.3% |
| #2,852 | Otero County, NM | 7.3% |
| #2,853 | Yancey County, NC | 7.3% |
| #2,854 | Hawkins County, TN | 7.3% |
| #2,855 | Yakima County, WA | 7.3% |
About Unemployment Rate
Otero County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, ranking #2,852 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 37.5% above the national value of 5.3%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #25 of 33. This places it in the 11th 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.