These Are The 10 Best Cities In New Mexico For Jobs In 2017

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If you’re starting to look for a job in New Mexico, you’ve come to the right place.

You might think off the top of your head that Santa Fe would be an excellent place to find a job. And while it does offer many opportunities, it isn’t the best in the state according to the data.

Here at Zippia, we aim to answer questions like this using cold hard facts and analysis. So we set our sights on determining the best place in New Mexico to find a job.

After analyzing all 34 plus places in New Mexico, we came up with this list as the best places for jobs in the Land Of Enchantment:

If you live in one of these cities, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you — read on to learn how we calculated this ranking and why these cities rank so high.

Or for more New Mexico job information, check out:

How We Determined The Best Cities In New Mexico For Jobs

In order to properly compare places, we set a minimum population threshold of 5,000 people.

After getting the data for about 68 places in NM, the population requirement cut out list down to 34 places.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 34, with one being the best.

We took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score being crowned the winner of the title “Best Place For Jobs In New Mexico”.

The criteria we looked at were:

Unemployment rate
Median household income
Poverty Level

The source of the criteria was the Census’s American Community Survey.

If your city or town isn’t among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart.

Otherwise, learn how these cities got to their executive suite status.

1. Los Ranchos De Albuquerque

Population: 6,074
Unemployment Rank: 1
Median Income Rank: 3
Poverty Level Rank: 2

2. Corrales

Population: 8,426
Unemployment Rank: 10
Median Income Rank: 1
Poverty Level Rank: 1

3. Artesia

Population: 11,494
Unemployment Rank: 2
Median Income Rank: 8
Poverty Level Rank: 4

4. Rio Rancho

Population: 90,627
Unemployment Rank: 11
Median Income Rank: 2
Poverty Level Rank: 3

5. Hobbs

Population: 35,343
Unemployment Rank: 4
Median Income Rank: 5
Poverty Level Rank: 9

6. Farmington

Population: 45,383
Unemployment Rank: 7
Median Income Rank: 4
Poverty Level Rank: 10

7. Carlsbad

Population: 26,996
Unemployment Rank: 6
Median Income Rank: 9
Poverty Level Rank: 7

8. Los Lunas

Population: 15,203
Unemployment Rank: 22
Median Income Rank: 6
Poverty Level Rank: 8

9. Santa Fe

Population: 69,245
Unemployment Rank: 18
Median Income Rank: 7
Poverty Level Rank: 11

10. Ruidoso

Source: Wikipedia

Population: 7,954
Unemployment Rank: 20
Median Income Rank: 13
Poverty Level Rank: 5

Landing The Right Place For A Job

The best places for jobs in New Mexico have one major common attribute — they are all close to major sources of jobs. These places use their geographic proximity to big cities and major employers to their advantage.

It also means that the American dream of a house in the burbs is also alive and well when it comes to finding a great place to have a job.

If you’re curious enough, here are the worst places to find a job New Mexico:

Anthony
Deming
Belen

Detailed List Of The Best Places For Jobs In New Mexico

Rank	City	Population	Unemployment Rank	Income Rank	Poverty Rank
1	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	6,074	1	3	2
2	Corrales	8,426	10	1	1
3	Artesia	11,494	2	8	4
4	Rio Rancho	90,627	11	2	3
5	Hobbs	35,343	4	5	9
6	Farmington	45,383	7	4	10
7	Carlsbad	26,996	6	9	7
8	Los Lunas	15,203	22	6	8
9	Santa Fe	69,245	18	7	11
10	Ruidoso	7,954	20	13	5
11	Albuquerque	553,576	16	11	12
12	Gallup	22,189	8	12	19
13	Lovington	11,364	14	10	15
14	Aztec	6,619	19	16	6
15	Raton	6,627	5	23	17
16	Bloomfield	7,877	13	14	18
17	Roswell	48,568	15	21	16
18	Alamogordo	31,224	24	15	13
19	Clovis	39,204	21	20	14
20	Silver City	10,245	17	22	22
21	Tucumcari	5,237	3	32	28
22	Truth Or Consequences	6,337	9	30	24
23	Grants	9,245	23	18	23
24	Bernalillo	8,400	28	17	20
25	Las Cruces	100,360	26	19	25
26	Las Vegas	13,833	12	33	33
27	Portales	12,481	25	24	29
28	Socorro	8,898	27	25	27
29	Taos	5,713	34	26	21
30	Espanola	10,216	31	27	26
31	Sunland Park	14,794	30	28	31
32	Belen	7,249	29	29	32
33	Deming	14,760	33	31	30
34	Anthony	9,462	32	34	34

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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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