Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Farmington rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Farmington peaked in March 2010 at 9.9% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Farmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
New Mexico	4.6%	0.0	-1.4
Farmington	5.2%	+0.1	-1.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 5,449. There are now 2,678 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,511 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 260. Farmington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Farmington, New Mexico) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Farmington	2,771	+65	-765

Number of Unemployed Persons

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.6%	5.2%	2,771
September 2018	3.7%	4.6%	5.1%	2,706
August 2018	3.9%	4.6%	4.9%	2,597
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.7%	2,511
June 2018	4.0%	4.9%	4.8%	2,551
May 2018	3.8%	5.1%	4.9%	2,592
April 2018	3.9%	5.4%	5.4%	2,835
March 2018	4.1%	5.6%	5.6%	3,010
February 2018	4.1%	5.8%	5.9%	3,163
January 2018	4.1%	5.9%	6.2%	3,326
December 2017	4.1%	6.0%	6.6%	3,518