Unemployment Rate in Otero County, NM
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Otero County Compares
National Distribution
Where Otero County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Otero County: 7.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Unemployment Rate in Otero County, New Mexico
Otero County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 7.3%, which ranks #2,852 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 37.5% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within New Mexico, Otero County ranks #25 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 11th 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.