Farmington, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 48,000 jobs in Farmington, New Mexico in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 50,120 employed persons for the month. Farmington added 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 145 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Farmington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	48,000	+200	-500
CPS	50,120	-145	-159

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 5,600 jobs have been lost in Farmington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 47,500 in October 2018, Farmington has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,179 for Farmington in September 2008. 5,059 jobs have been lost in Farmington since then according to the household survey. From a November 2016 low of 48,183, Farmington has added 1,937 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
February 2019	48,000	200	50,120	-145
January 2019	47,800	0	50,265	-779
December 2018	47,800	100	51,044	19
November 2018	47,700	200	51,025	156
October 2018	47,500	-300	50,869	205
September 2018	47,800	100	50,664	200
August 2018	47,700	0	50,464	-35
July 2018	47,700	-400	50,499	-117
June 2018	48,100	100	50,616	180
May 2018	48,000	0	50,436	329
April 2018	48,000	-300	50,107	-209
March 2018	48,300	-200	50,316	37