Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Farmington fell 0.4 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Farmington peaked in March 2010 at 9.9% and is now 4.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Farmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
New Mexico	5.8%	-0.1	-0.6
Farmington	5.9%	-0.4	-3.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Farmington, New Mexico, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Farmington peaked in April 2010 at 5,440. There are now 2,292 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	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Farmington	3,148	-179	-1,752

Number of Unemployed Persons

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	5.8%	5.9%	3,148
January 2018	4.1%	5.9%	6.3%	3,327
December 2017	4.1%	6.0%	6.7%	3,544
November 2017	4.1%	6.0%	6.9%	3,615
October 2017	4.1%	6.0%	7.0%	3,658
September 2017	4.2%	6.0%	7.1%	3,701
August 2017	4.4%	6.0%	7.1%	3,691
July 2017	4.3%	6.1%	7.1%	3,683
June 2017	4.3%	6.1%	7.1%	3,713
May 2017	4.3%	6.2%	7.6%	4,039
April 2017	4.4%	6.3%	8.2%	4,396