Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Farmington rose 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Farmington peaked in February 2010 at 9.7% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.5% in December 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Farmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
New Mexico	7.2%	0.0	-0.3
Farmington	7.1%	+0.1	-1.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Farmington, New Mexico, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Farmington peaked in April 2010 at 5,542. There are now 1,650 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,613 in December 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 279. Farmington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Farmington, New Mexico) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Farmington	3,892	+61	-1,122

Number of Unemployed Persons

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	6.9%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.2%	7.1%	3,892
February 2012	8.3%	7.2%	7.0%	3,831
January 2012	8.3%	7.0%	6.7%	3,688
December 2011	8.5%	7.0%	6.5%	3,613
November 2011	8.7%	7.1%	6.6%	3,654
October 2011	8.9%	7.2%	6.7%	3,732
September 2011	9.0%	7.4%	6.8%	3,785
August 2011	9.1%	7.5%	6.8%	3,803
July 2011	9.1%	7.5%	7.0%	3,927
June 2011	9.1%	7.5%	7.4%	4,127
May 2011	9.0%	7.5%	7.6%	4,276
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	8.3%	4,679