Farmington, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 48,200 jobs in Farmington, New Mexico in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 50,100 employed persons for the month. Farmington lost 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 82 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Farmington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	48,200	-200	+500
CPS	50,100	+82	+797

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Farmington, New Mexico Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Farmington as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Farmington, New Mexico

CES employment for Farmington peaked in September 2008 at 53,600. Since then 5,400 jobs have been lost in Farmington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 47,500 in October 2018, Farmington has gained 700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,173 for Farmington in October 2008. 5,073 jobs have been lost in Farmington since then according to the household survey. From a October 2016 low of 48,748, Farmington has added 1,352 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Farmington, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	48,200	-200	50,100	82
June 2019	48,400	0	50,018	68
May 2019	48,400	200	49,950	55
April 2019	48,200	400	49,895	64
March 2019	47,800	0	49,831	43
February 2019	47,800	0	49,788	98
January 2019	47,800	0	49,690	126
December 2018	47,800	100	49,564	1
November 2018	47,700	200	49,563	28
October 2018	47,500	-300	49,535	89
September 2018	47,800	100	49,446	95
August 2018	47,700	0	49,351	48