Unemployment Rate in Sierra County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,414/3,222 · #7 in NM
56th
Sierra 4.2%
NM 5.9% -29.1%
US 5.3% -21.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sierra County's unemployment rate of 4.2% 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 Sierra County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,411 | Greenbrier County, WV | 4.2% |
| #1,412 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,413 | Morgan County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,414 | Sierra County, NM | 4.2% |
| #1,415 | Jefferson County, PA | 4.2% |
| #1,416 | Iredell County, NC | 4.2% |
| #1,417 | Menominee County, MI | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sierra County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,414 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within New Mexico, it ranks #7 of 33. This places it in the 56th 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.