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Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Farmington fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 6.5%. 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 3.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Farmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
New Mexico 6.6% +0.1 -2.0
Farmington 6.5% -0.1 -2.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Farmington, New Mexico, National

Farmington, New Mexico monthly unemployment rate chart

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 1,929 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Farmington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Farmington, New Mexico) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Farmington 3,613 -41 -1,616

Number of Unemployed Persons

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
New Mexico
Unemployment Rate
Farmington
Unemployment Rate
Farmington
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 6.6% 6.5% 3,613
November
2011
8.7% 6.5% 6.6% 3,654
October
2011
8.9% 6.6% 6.7% 3,732
September
2011
9.0% 6.6% 6.8% 3,785
August
2011
9.1% 6.6% 6.8% 3,803
July
2011
9.1% 6.7% 7.0% 3,927
June
2011
9.1% 6.8% 7.4% 4,127
May
2011
9.0% 6.9% 7.6% 4,276
April
2011
9.0% 7.6% 8.3% 4,679
March
2011
8.9% 8.1% 8.9% 5,014
February
2011
9.0% 8.7% 9.4% 5,304
January
2011
9.1% 8.7% 9.3% 5,274

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.