Unemployment Rate in Lea County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lea County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lea County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lea County: 6.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Unemployment Rate in Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 6.9%, which ranks #2,772 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 29.3% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Mexico, Lea County ranks #21 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 14th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.