Unemployment Rate in Sierra County, NM

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.2% −21.5% vs nat'l
Rank #1,414 of 3,222
56th percentile

How Sierra County Compares

Sierra County
4.2%
New Mexico Average
4.2%
Rank #7 of 33 in state
National
5.3%
21.5% below

National Distribution

Where Sierra County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Sierra County: 4.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#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%
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Unemployment Rate in Sierra County, New Mexico

Sierra County, New Mexico has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, which ranks #1,414 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 21.5% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within New Mexico, Sierra County ranks #7 of 33 out of 33 counties. This places it in the 56th 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.