Farmington, New Mexico Job Growth

There were 49,200 jobs in Farmington, New Mexico in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 50,167 employed persons for the month. Farmington added 300 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 393 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Farmington job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	49,200	+300	+700
CPS	50,167	+393	+1,132

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 4,400 jobs have been lost in Farmington according to the employer survey. From a trough of 47,800 in October 2016, Farmington has gained 1,400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 55,179 for Farmington in September 2008. 5,012 jobs have been lost in Farmington since then according to the household survey. From a August 2017 low of 48,104, Farmington has added 2,063 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 2018	49,200	300	50,167	393
January 2018	48,900	100	49,774	741
December 2017	48,800	0	49,033	215
November 2017	48,800	0	48,818	351
October 2017	48,800	100	48,467	-54
September 2017	48,700	0	48,521	417
August 2017	48,700	-400	48,104	-104
July 2017	49,100	200	48,208	-715
June 2017	48,900	0	48,923	-125
May 2017	48,900	200	49,048	-133
April 2017	48,700	200	49,181	122
March 2017	48,500	0	49,059	24