Farmington, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 40,800 jobs in Farmington, New Mexico in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 41,986 employed persons for the month. Farmington lost 6,000 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 6,649 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Farmington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	40,800	-6,000	-6,700
CPS	41,986	-6,649	-6,904

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 12,800 jobs have been lost in Farmington according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,173 for Farmington in October 2008. 13,187 jobs have been lost in Farmington since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Farmington, New Mexico Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	40,800	-6,000	41,986	-6,649
March 2020	46,800	-100	48,635	-210
February 2020	46,900	-100	48,845	-139
January 2020	47,000	100	48,984	-84
December 2019	46,900	-200	49,068	-14
November 2019	47,100	0	49,082	-9
October 2019	47,100	-400	49,091	3
September 2019	47,500	-100	49,088	16
August 2019	47,600	-100	49,072	31
July 2019	47,700	100	49,041	43
June 2019	47,600	100	48,998	55
May 2019	47,500	0	48,943	53