Santa Fe, New Mexico Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Santa Fe rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Santa Fe peaked in April 2010 at 7.1% and is now 3.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Santa Fe 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
Santa Fe	3.9%	+0.1	-1.1

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: Santa Fe, New Mexico, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Santa Fe, New Mexico Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Santa Fe peaked in July 2009 at 5,291. There are now 2,390 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,768 in July 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 133. Santa Fe employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Santa Fe	2,901	+41	-790

Number of Unemployed Persons

Santa Fe, New Mexico Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Mexico Unemployment Rate	Santa Fe Unemployment Rate	Santa Fe Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.6%	3.9%	2,901
September 2018	3.7%	4.6%	3.8%	2,860
August 2018	3.9%	4.6%	3.8%	2,854
July 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.7%	2,768
June 2018	4.0%	4.9%	3.8%	2,794
May 2018	3.8%	5.1%	3.8%	2,843
April 2018	3.9%	5.4%	4.2%	3,087
March 2018	4.1%	5.6%	4.3%	3,168
February 2018	4.1%	5.8%	4.5%	3,292
January 2018	4.1%	5.9%	4.7%	3,413
December 2017	4.1%	6.0%	5.0%	3,635