Santa Fe, New Mexico Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Santa Fe fell 0.9 percentage points in November 2020 to 6.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the New Mexico rate. The unemployment rate in Santa Fe peaked in July 2020 at 13.2% and is now 6.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Santa Fe unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
New Mexico | 7.2% | -0.9 | +2.4 |
Santa Fe | 6.9% | -0.9 | +3.2 |
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 2020 at 9,053. There are now 4,253 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Santa Fe employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Santa Fe | 4,800 | -570 | +1,970 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | 8.2% | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.2% | 6.9% | 4,800 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 8.1% | 7.8% | 5,370 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 9.9% | 9.7% | 7,003 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 11.4% | 11.4% | 7,710 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 12.7% | 13.2% | 9,053 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 6,254 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 6,737 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 8,974 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 6.3% | 4.9% | 3,733 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 2,886 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 2,867 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩