Talpa is the #1 ranked city in New Mexico with 0.0% (unemployment rate). This ranking includes 155 New Mexico cities with available data.
| # | City | Population | Unemployment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Talpa | 1,126 | 0.0% |
| 2 | High Rolls | 1,463 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Gamerco | 1,583 | 0.0% |
| 4 | White Sands | 1,577 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Flora Vista | 2,215 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Ranchos de Taos | 2,348 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Jarales | 1,939 | 0.0% |
| 8 | Cloudcroft | 1,275 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Atoka | 1,038 | 0.0% |
| 10 | La Villita | 1,440 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Little Walnut Village | 1,520 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Thunder Mountain | 1,456 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Paraje | 1,405 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Doña Ana | 1,154 | 0.0% |
| 15 | La Huerta | 1,673 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Socorro | 8,540 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Questa | 2,112 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Picacho Hills | 1,995 | 0.8% |
| 19 | Sandia Heights | 3,083 | 0.9% |
| 20 | Truth or Consequences | 6,026 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Chimayo | 2,726 | 1.0% |
| 22 | El Rancho | 1,432 | 1.1% |
| 23 | White Rock | 5,568 | 1.1% |
| 24 | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 5,869 | 1.3% |
| 25 | Raton | 6,013 | 1.3% |
| 26 | Santa Clara Pueblo | 1,002 | 1.3% |
| 27 | Boles Acres | 1,967 | 1.4% |
| 28 | Angel Fire | 1,089 | 1.7% |
| 29 | Tome | 1,525 | 1.8% |
| 30 | Black Rock | 1,108 | 1.9% |
| 31 | Rock Springs | 1,166 | 2.3% |
| 32 | Angustura | 2,024 | 2.3% |
| 33 | Sandia Knolls | 1,436 | 2.3% |
| 34 | Eldorado at Santa Fe | 5,746 | 2.5% |
| 35 | La Mesilla | 2,531 | 2.5% |
| 36 | Los Chaves | 4,641 | 2.5% |
| 37 | Los Alamos | 13,471 | 2.6% |
| 38 | La Plata | 2,185 | 2.6% |
| 39 | Springer | 1,098 | 2.6% |
| 40 | Tres Arroyos | 1,870 | 2.9% |
| 41 | Pecos | 1,145 | 3.0% |
| 42 | Aztec | 6,177 | 3.0% |
| 43 | El Cerro | 3,093 | 3.3% |
| 44 | Capitan | 1,262 | 3.3% |
| 45 | Santa Teresa | 5,973 | 3.4% |
| 46 | Sunland Park | 17,085 | 3.5% |
| 47 | Elephant Butte | 1,586 | 3.6% |
| 48 | Grants | 9,106 | 3.6% |
| 49 | Barton | 1,601 | 3.8% |
| 50 | Agua Fria | 2,842 | 3.8% |
| 51 | Las Campanas | 1,792 | 3.9% |
| 52 | Jemez Pueblo | 2,273 | 3.9% |
| 53 | Artesia | 12,555 | 4.0% |
| 54 | Rio Rancho Estates | 1,626 | 4.0% |
| 55 | Mesilla | 1,850 | 4.1% |
| 56 | Santa Ana Pueblo | 1,028 | 4.1% |
| 57 | La Cienega | 3,780 | 4.3% |
| 58 | Deming | 14,735 | 4.4% |
| 59 | Española | 10,472 | 4.4% |
| 60 | Carlsbad | 31,813 | 4.4% |
| 61 | Milan | 2,473 | 4.5% |
| 62 | Santa Rosa | 2,447 | 4.5% |
| 63 | Hurley | 1,137 | 4.6% |
| 64 | Berino | 1,429 | 4.7% |
| 65 | Lordsburg | 2,139 | 4.8% |
| 66 | Tucumcari | 5,197 | 4.8% |
| 67 | Rio Rancho | 106,533 | 4.8% |
| 68 | Columbus | 1,147 | 4.9% |
| 69 | Ruidoso | 7,701 | 4.9% |
| 70 | Santa Fe | 88,224 | 5.1% |
| 71 | Peralta | 3,385 | 5.1% |
| 72 | Loving | 1,317 | 5.1% |
| 73 | Spencerville | 1,100 | 5.2% |
| 74 | Albuquerque | 562,488 | 5.3% |
| 75 | Los Lunas | 17,932 | 5.4% |
| 76 | Las Vegas | 13,120 | 5.5% |
| 77 | South Valley | 36,605 | 5.5% |
| 78 | Las Maravillas | 1,776 | 5.7% |
| 79 | Farmington | 46,339 | 5.7% |
| 80 | Ruidoso Downs | 2,629 | 5.8% |
| 81 | Paradise Hills | 4,662 | 5.8% |
| 82 | Bernalillo | 9,068 | 5.8% |
| 83 | Bloomfield | 7,391 | 5.9% |
| 84 | Roswell | 47,823 | 5.9% |
| 85 | Gallup | 21,333 | 6.0% |
| 86 | Meadow Lake | 3,959 | 6.0% |
| 87 | Edgewood | 6,122 | 6.1% |
| 88 | Pojoaque | 2,274 | 6.1% |
| 89 | Belen | 7,427 | 6.2% |
| 90 | North Valley | 11,474 | 6.3% |
| 91 | Corrales | 8,557 | 6.3% |
| 92 | Tano Road | 1,581 | 6.5% |
| 93 | Hobbs | 39,887 | 6.6% |
| 94 | Ohkay Owingeh | 1,178 | 6.6% |
| 95 | Crouch Mesa | 4,419 | 6.8% |
| 96 | Zuni Pueblo | 6,132 | 6.8% |
| 97 | Dulce | 2,782 | 6.8% |
| 98 | Vado | 3,185 | 7.0% |
| 99 | Algodones | 1,198 | 7.0% |
| 100 | Alamogordo | 31,063 | 7.0% |
| 101 | Bosque Farms | 4,042 | 7.1% |
| 102 | Taos | 6,468 | 7.2% |
| 103 | South River | 1,594 | 7.2% |
| 104 | Church Rock | 1,413 | 7.3% |
| 105 | Santa Clara | 1,751 | 7.3% |
| 106 | Ponderosa Pine | 1,091 | 7.4% |
| 107 | Las Cruces | 112,612 | 7.4% |
| 108 | Dexter | 1,144 | 7.6% |
| 109 | Lovington | 11,444 | 7.8% |
| 110 | Portales | 12,023 | 7.8% |
| 111 | Holloman AFB | 4,052 | 7.8% |
| 112 | Clovis | 38,153 | 7.9% |
| 113 | Chaparral | 16,642 | 8.0% |
| 114 | Center Point | 2,366 | 8.1% |
| 115 | Waterflow | 1,215 | 8.2% |
| 116 | Eunice | 2,989 | 8.5% |
| 117 | Dixon | 1,551 | 8.5% |
| 118 | El Valle de Arroyo Seco | 1,602 | 8.7% |
| 119 | Santo Domingo Pueblo | 2,162 | 8.8% |
| 120 | West Hammond | 2,519 | 9.1% |
| 121 | Crownpoint | 2,924 | 9.2% |
| 122 | Nambe | 2,045 | 9.2% |
| 123 | Radium Springs | 1,661 | 9.4% |
| 124 | Bayard | 2,370 | 9.5% |
| 125 | North Hobbs | 6,099 | 9.7% |
| 126 | Anthony | 8,701 | 10.3% |
| 127 | Clayton | 2,680 | 10.3% |
| 128 | Lee Acres | 4,463 | 10.8% |
| 129 | Mountainair | 1,308 | 11.0% |
| 130 | Iyanbito | 1,213 | 11.2% |
| 131 | Arroyo Seco | 2,107 | 11.9% |
| 132 | Upper Fruitland | 1,496 | 11.9% |
| 133 | McIntosh | 1,310 | 12.4% |
| 134 | Silver City | 9,574 | 12.5% |
| 135 | Tesuque | 1,087 | 13.0% |
| 136 | Thoreau | 1,795 | 13.3% |
| 137 | Shiprock | 8,339 | 13.5% |
| 138 | Kirtland AFB | 3,421 | 13.9% |
| 139 | Rio Communities | 4,924 | 14.3% |
| 140 | San Ysidro | 2,179 | 16.2% |
| 141 | Moriarty | 2,074 | 16.4% |
| 142 | Alamo | 1,242 | 17.1% |
| 143 | Hatch | 1,663 | 17.4% |
| 144 | Taos Pueblo | 1,294 | 17.9% |
| 145 | El Cerro Mission | 5,101 | 18.0% |
| 146 | University Park | 2,699 | 18.0% |
| 147 | Jal | 2,069 | 18.0% |
| 148 | Cannon AFB | 2,876 | 18.8% |
| 149 | Navajo | 2,133 | 20.8% |
| 150 | Keeler Farm | 1,450 | 22.3% |
| 151 | Tularosa | 2,584 | 23.0% |
| 152 | San Felipe Pueblo | 1,420 | 26.3% |
| 153 | La Luz | 1,683 | 31.7% |
| 154 | Estancia | 1,399 | 42.6% |
| 155 | Williams Acres | 1,069 | 53.3% |
Cities in New Mexico are ranked by unemployment rate. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.