Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Farmington fell 3.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 10.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Farmington peaked in April 2020 at 13.6% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Farmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
New Mexico	9.2%	-2.7	+4.3
Farmington	10.6%	-3.0	+5.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 2020 at 6,594. There are now 1,540 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Farmington	5,054	-1,540	+2,199

Number of Unemployed Persons

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.2%	10.6%	5,054
April 2020	14.7%	11.9%	13.6%	6,594
March 2020	4.4%	6.3%	7.6%	4,007
February 2020	3.5%	4.8%	5.9%	3,083
January 2020	3.6%	4.8%	5.8%	3,036
December 2019	3.5%	4.8%	5.9%	3,101
November 2019	3.5%	4.8%	5.9%	3,064
October 2019	3.6%	4.8%	5.8%	3,016
September 2019	3.5%	4.8%	5.7%	2,963
August 2019	3.7%	4.8%	5.6%	2,906
July 2019	3.7%	4.8%	5.5%	2,857