Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Farmington fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 5.5%. 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 9.8% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.5% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Farmington unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
New Mexico	4.9%	0.0	+0.1
Farmington	5.5%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 5,436. There are now 2,496 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,887 in June 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 53. Farmington employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Farmington, New Mexico) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Farmington	2,940	-2	+24

Number of Unemployed Persons

Farmington, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployment Rate	Farmington Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	4.9%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	4.9%	5.5%	2,940
June 2019	3.7%	4.9%	5.6%	2,942
May 2019	3.6%	5.0%	5.7%	2,997
April 2019	3.6%	5.0%	5.8%	3,072
March 2019	3.8%	5.1%	5.9%	3,151
February 2019	3.8%	5.1%	6.1%	3,212
January 2019	4.0%	5.1%	6.0%	3,172
December 2018	3.9%	5.0%	5.9%	3,096
November 2018	3.7%	5.0%	5.9%	3,100
October 2018	3.8%	5.0%	5.9%	3,086