Santa Fe County, NM Unemployment Rate Report

Santa Fe County, NM Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Santa Fe County, New Mexico has ranged from 2.4% in December 1999 to 13.5% in July 2020. The current unemployment rate for Santa Fe County is 3.9% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Santa Fe County, NM Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Santa Fe County, NM Current Unemployment - 3.9%

Santa Fe County, NM Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2022	4.9%	5.5%	4.0%
2 / 2022	4.3%	4.9%	3.8%
3 / 2022	4.0%	4.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.8%	4.4%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.5%	4.1%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.2%	5.0%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.1%	4.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	3.9%	4.4%	3.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2021	8.6%	9.1%	6.3%
2 / 2021	7.9%	8.3%	6.2%
3 / 2021	7.5%	8.0%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.6%	7.6%	6.1%
5 / 2021	6.4%	7.4%	5.8%
6 / 2021	7.3%	8.4%	5.9%
7 / 2021	7.0%	7.9%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.3%	7.1%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.5%	6.2%	4.7%
10 / 2021	5.2%	5.8%	4.6%
11 / 2021	5.0%	5.6%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.6%	5.2%	3.9%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2020	4.0%	5.0%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.0%	5.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	4.8%	6.2%	4.4%
4 / 2020	12.3%	11.4%	14.7%
5 / 2020	9.4%	8.7%	13.3%
6 / 2020	9.5%	9.1%	11.1%
7 / 2020	13.5%	13.3%	10.2%
8 / 2020	11.5%	11.5%	8.4%
9 / 2020	9.7%	9.9%	7.9%
10 / 2020	7.7%	7.9%	6.9%
11 / 2020	7.0%	8.1%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.2%	8.3%	6.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2019	4.4%	5.3%	4.0%
2 / 2019	4.2%	5.1%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.8%	4.8%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.7%	4.4%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.7%	4.5%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.5%	5.5%	3.7%
7 / 2019	4.4%	5.5%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.0%	4.9%	3.7%
9 / 2019	3.7%	4.6%	3.5%
10 / 2019	3.7%	4.6%	3.6%
11 / 2019	3.6%	4.6%	3.5%
12 / 2019	3.5%	4.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2018	4.5%	5.4%	4.1%
2 / 2018	4.4%	5.2%	4.1%
3 / 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.7%	4.4%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.6%	4.3%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.4%	5.4%	4.0%
7 / 2018	4.4%	5.4%	3.9%
8 / 2018	4.2%	4.9%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.0%	4.8%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.0%	4.7%	3.7%
12 / 2018	3.8%	4.7%	3.9%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2017	5.3%	6.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	5.2%	6.4%	4.7%
3 / 2017	4.8%	6.0%	4.4%
4 / 2017	4.5%	5.6%	4.4%
5 / 2017	4.6%	5.6%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.3%	6.5%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.4%	6.5%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.0%	6.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.8%	5.6%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.6%	5.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.5%	5.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.2%	5.0%	4.1%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2016	5.5%	6.7%	4.9%
2 / 2016	5.5%	6.6%	4.9%
3 / 2016	5.1%	6.4%	5.0%
4 / 2016	4.8%	6.2%	5.0%
5 / 2016	4.7%	6.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.7%	7.4%	4.9%
7 / 2016	5.8%	7.4%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.6%	6.9%	4.9%
9 / 2016	5.3%	6.6%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.1%	6.4%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.0%	6.3%	4.7%
12 / 2016	4.7%	6.1%	4.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2015	5.5%	6.6%	5.7%
2 / 2015	5.6%	6.6%	5.5%
3 / 2015	5.1%	6.4%	5.4%
4 / 2015	4.9%	6.1%	5.4%
5 / 2015	4.9%	6.2%	5.6%
6 / 2015	5.7%	7.2%	5.3%
7 / 2015	5.8%	7.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	5.4%	6.6%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.3%	6.3%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.3%	6.3%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.2%	6.3%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.0%	6.2%	5.0%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2014	6.0%	7.2%	6.6%
2 / 2014	5.9%	7.0%	6.7%
3 / 2014	5.7%	6.9%	6.7%
4 / 2014	5.1%	6.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	5.2%	6.5%	6.3%
6 / 2014	6.1%	7.5%	6.1%
7 / 2014	6.0%	7.4%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.8%	6.9%	6.1%
9 / 2014	5.6%	6.6%	5.9%
10 / 2014	5.2%	6.3%	5.7%
11 / 2014	5.2%	6.3%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.8%	6.0%	5.6%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2013	6.0%	7.4%	8.0%
2 / 2013	5.9%	7.1%	7.7%
3 / 2013	5.3%	6.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	5.1%	6.4%	7.6%
5 / 2013	5.2%	6.5%	7.5%
6 / 2013	6.3%	7.7%	7.5%
7 / 2013	6.0%	7.5%	7.3%
8 / 2013	5.8%	7.1%	7.2%
9 / 2013	5.7%	6.9%	7.2%
10 / 2013	5.6%	6.9%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.4%	6.8%	6.9%
12 / 2013	5.4%	6.6%	6.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2012	6.4%	7.8%	8.3%
2 / 2012	6.1%	7.4%	8.3%
3 / 2012	5.8%	7.2%	8.2%
4 / 2012	5.2%	6.6%	8.2%
5 / 2012	5.5%	6.7%	8.2%
6 / 2012	6.4%	7.8%	8.2%
7 / 2012	6.2%	7.7%	8.2%
8 / 2012	5.9%	7.2%	8.1%
9 / 2012	5.8%	6.8%	7.8%
10 / 2012	5.7%	6.7%	7.8%
11 / 2012	5.5%	6.7%	7.7%
12 / 2012	5.5%	6.7%	7.9%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2011	6.7%	7.9%	9.1%
2 / 2011	6.5%	7.6%	9.0%
3 / 2011	6.2%	7.3%	9.0%
4 / 2011	5.8%	7.0%	9.1%
5 / 2011	5.9%	7.1%	9.0%
6 / 2011	6.7%	8.1%	9.1%
7 / 2011	6.5%	8.0%	9.0%
8 / 2011	6.4%	7.8%	9.0%
9 / 2011	6.5%	7.6%	9.0%
10 / 2011	6.3%	7.4%	8.8%
11 / 2011	5.9%	7.3%	8.6%
12 / 2011	5.9%	7.2%	8.5%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2010	7.0%	8.1%	9.8%
2 / 2010	6.9%	8.1%	9.8%
3 / 2010	7.0%	8.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	6.7%	7.9%	9.9%
5 / 2010	6.8%	8.1%	9.6%
6 / 2010	7.4%	9.0%	9.4%
7 / 2010	7.3%	8.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	6.9%	8.4%	9.5%
9 / 2010	6.7%	8.0%	9.5%
10 / 2010	6.6%	7.7%	9.4%
11 / 2010	6.4%	7.6%	9.8%
12 / 2010	6.2%	7.3%	9.3%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2009	5.9%	6.5%	7.8%
2 / 2009	6.1%	6.7%	8.3%
3 / 2009	6.5%	7.3%	8.7%
4 / 2009	6.4%	7.2%	9.0%
5 / 2009	6.5%	7.6%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.4%	8.7%	9.5%
7 / 2009	7.2%	8.4%	9.5%
8 / 2009	6.9%	8.0%	9.6%
9 / 2009	6.6%	7.6%	9.8%
10 / 2009	6.5%	7.5%	10.0%
11 / 2009	6.4%	7.5%	9.9%
12 / 2009	6.3%	7.4%	9.9%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2008	3.3%	4.1%	5.0%
2 / 2008	3.3%	3.9%	4.9%
3 / 2008	3.4%	4.0%	5.1%
4 / 2008	3.0%	3.7%	5.0%
5 / 2008	3.3%	3.9%	5.4%
6 / 2008	4.0%	4.9%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.0%	4.9%	5.8%
8 / 2008	4.0%	4.7%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.0%	4.6%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.1%	4.6%	6.5%
11 / 2008	4.2%	4.9%	6.8%
12 / 2008	4.4%	5.2%	7.3%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2007	3.2%	4.0%	4.6%
2 / 2007	3.0%	3.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	3.0%	3.7%	4.4%
4 / 2007	2.8%	3.5%	4.5%
5 / 2007	2.9%	3.6%	4.4%
6 / 2007	3.5%	4.4%	4.6%
7 / 2007	3.4%	4.2%	4.7%
8 / 2007	3.0%	3.7%	4.6%
9 / 2007	2.9%	3.6%	4.7%
10 / 2007	2.8%	3.5%	4.7%
11 / 2007	2.8%	3.5%	4.7%
12 / 2007	2.7%	3.5%	5.0%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2006	3.6%	4.4%	4.7%
2 / 2006	3.5%	4.3%	4.8%
3 / 2006	3.4%	4.1%	4.7%
4 / 2006	3.2%	3.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	3.3%	4.1%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.0%	5.0%	4.6%
7 / 2006	3.8%	4.8%	4.7%
8 / 2006	3.5%	4.4%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.5%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.2%	3.8%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.0%	3.7%	4.5%
12 / 2006	2.7%	3.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2005	4.5%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	4.4%	5.5%	5.4%
3 / 2005	4.3%	5.5%	5.2%
4 / 2005	4.0%	5.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	4.1%	5.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	4.7%	5.9%	5.0%
7 / 2005	4.4%	5.6%	5.0%
8 / 2005	4.0%	5.1%	4.9%
9 / 2005	4.0%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2005	3.7%	4.6%	5.0%
11 / 2005	3.7%	4.5%	5.0%
12 / 2005	3.4%	4.2%	4.9%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2004	4.7%	6.1%	5.7%
2 / 2004	4.5%	5.7%	5.6%
3 / 2004	4.4%	5.8%	5.8%
4 / 2004	4.1%	5.3%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.1%	5.3%	5.6%
6 / 2004	4.8%	6.2%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.4%	5.9%	5.5%
8 / 2004	4.1%	5.5%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.1%	5.2%	5.4%
10 / 2004	4.0%	5.0%	5.5%
11 / 2004	4.0%	5.0%	5.4%
12 / 2004	3.9%	5.0%	5.4%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2003	4.2%	6.0%	5.8%
2 / 2003	4.1%	5.8%	5.9%
3 / 2003	3.9%	5.8%	5.9%
4 / 2003	3.9%	5.5%	6.0%
5 / 2003	4.1%	5.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	5.0%	6.7%	6.3%
7 / 2003	4.7%	6.5%	6.2%
8 / 2003	4.5%	6.0%	6.1%
9 / 2003	4.5%	5.8%	6.1%
10 / 2003	4.3%	5.6%	6.0%
11 / 2003	4.3%	5.6%	5.8%
12 / 2003	4.0%	5.4%	5.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2002	4.1%	5.6%	5.7%
2 / 2002	3.9%	5.6%	5.7%
3 / 2002	3.7%	5.5%	5.7%
4 / 2002	3.6%	5.3%	5.9%
5 / 2002	3.8%	5.4%	5.8%
6 / 2002	4.7%	6.4%	5.8%
7 / 2002	4.2%	6.1%	5.8%
8 / 2002	3.9%	5.6%	5.7%
9 / 2002	3.8%	5.3%	5.7%
10 / 2002	3.8%	5.2%	5.7%
11 / 2002	3.7%	5.3%	5.9%
12 / 2002	3.7%	5.2%	6.0%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2001	3.9%	5.3%	4.2%
2 / 2001	3.7%	5.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	3.6%	5.0%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.4%	4.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	3.4%	4.6%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.1%	5.5%	4.5%
7 / 2001	3.7%	5.3%	4.6%
8 / 2001	3.5%	4.7%	4.9%
9 / 2001	3.6%	4.7%	5.0%
10 / 2001	3.6%	4.7%	5.3%
11 / 2001	3.5%	4.8%	5.5%
12 / 2001	3.3%	4.8%	5.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 2000	3.7%	5.4%	4.0%
2 / 2000	3.5%	5.2%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.5%	5.1%	4.0%
4 / 2000	3.3%	4.7%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.4%	4.8%	4.0%
6 / 2000	4.2%	5.6%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.9%	5.2%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.7%	4.9%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.6%	4.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.6%	4.6%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.6%	4.6%	3.9%
12 / 2000	3.2%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1999	3.2%	6.3%	4.3%
2 / 1999	3.0%	6.1%	4.4%
3 / 1999	2.8%	6.0%	4.2%
4 / 1999	2.6%	5.5%	4.3%
5 / 1999	2.6%	5.5%	4.2%
6 / 1999	3.1%	6.5%	4.3%
7 / 1999	3.0%	5.9%	4.3%
8 / 1999	2.9%	5.4%	4.2%
9 / 1999	2.8%	5.1%	4.2%
10 / 1999	2.7%	4.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	2.5%	4.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	2.4%	4.8%	4.0%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1998	4.1%	6.6%	4.6%
2 / 1998	3.8%	6.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	3.7%	6.4%	4.7%
4 / 1998	3.3%	5.8%	4.3%
5 / 1998	3.3%	6.0%	4.4%
6 / 1998	4.0%	6.9%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.6%	6.5%	4.5%
8 / 1998	3.4%	6.0%	4.5%
9 / 1998	3.4%	5.7%	4.6%
10 / 1998	3.3%	5.6%	4.5%
11 / 1998	3.2%	5.6%	4.4%
12 / 1998	3.0%	5.4%	4.4%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1997	5.1%	7.3%	5.3%
2 / 1997	4.7%	7.0%	5.2%
3 / 1997	4.6%	6.9%	5.2%
4 / 1997	4.2%	6.3%	5.1%
5 / 1997	4.0%	6.2%	4.9%
6 / 1997	4.5%	7.0%	5.0%
7 / 1997	4.2%	6.7%	4.9%
8 / 1997	4.0%	6.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	3.8%	5.7%	4.9%
10 / 1997	3.8%	5.5%	4.7%
11 / 1997	3.7%	5.6%	4.6%
12 / 1997	3.6%	5.6%	4.7%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1996	5.2%	7.7%	5.6%
2 / 1996	5.0%	7.5%	5.5%
3 / 1996	5.1%	7.4%	5.5%
4 / 1996	4.6%	7.1%	5.6%
5 / 1996	4.9%	7.1%	5.6%
6 / 1996	5.2%	7.9%	5.3%
7 / 1996	5.0%	7.8%	5.5%
8 / 1996	4.8%	7.2%	5.1%
9 / 1996	4.8%	6.8%	5.2%
10 / 1996	4.8%	6.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	4.8%	6.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	4.4%	6.5%	5.4%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1995	4.4%	6.8%	5.6%
2 / 1995	4.2%	6.5%	5.4%
3 / 1995	4.1%	6.5%	5.4%
4 / 1995	3.9%	6.3%	5.8%
5 / 1995	3.8%	6.2%	5.6%
6 / 1995	4.7%	7.1%	5.6%
7 / 1995	4.6%	6.9%	5.7%
8 / 1995	4.6%	6.5%	5.7%
9 / 1995	4.8%	6.4%	5.6%
10 / 1995	5.1%	6.4%	5.5%
11 / 1995	4.8%	6.6%	5.6%
12 / 1995	4.7%	6.6%	5.6%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1994	3.9%	7.2%	6.6%
2 / 1994	3.8%	6.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	3.7%	6.8%	6.5%
4 / 1994	3.4%	6.3%	6.4%
5 / 1994	3.6%	6.3%	6.1%
6 / 1994	4.2%	7.1%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.0%	6.8%	6.1%
8 / 1994	3.8%	6.4%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.0%	6.2%	5.9%
10 / 1994	3.8%	6.0%	5.8%
11 / 1994	3.7%	6.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	3.4%	5.9%	5.5%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1993	4.3%	7.4%	7.3%
2 / 1993	3.9%	7.2%	7.1%
3 / 1993	3.9%	7.3%	7.0%
4 / 1993	3.4%	6.8%	7.1%
5 / 1993	3.5%	7.0%	7.1%
6 / 1993	3.9%	7.9%	7.0%
7 / 1993	3.7%	7.4%	6.9%
8 / 1993	3.4%	6.9%	6.8%
9 / 1993	3.3%	6.7%	6.7%
10 / 1993	3.2%	6.4%	6.8%
11 / 1993	3.2%	6.4%	6.6%
12 / 1993	3.0%	6.3%	6.5%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1992	4.4%	7.9%	7.3%
2 / 1992	4.3%	7.8%	7.4%
3 / 1992	4.2%	7.4%	7.4%
4 / 1992	3.8%	7.1%	7.4%
5 / 1992	3.9%	7.0%	7.6%
6 / 1992	4.6%	8.2%	7.8%
7 / 1992	4.1%	7.5%	7.7%
8 / 1992	3.9%	6.9%	7.6%
9 / 1992	3.8%	6.7%	7.6%
10 / 1992	3.8%	6.5%	7.3%
11 / 1992	3.8%	6.6%	7.4%
12 / 1992	3.8%	6.6%	7.4%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1991	3.8%	7.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	3.9%	7.2%	6.6%
3 / 1991	4.1%	7.3%	6.8%
4 / 1991	3.6%	6.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	3.9%	7.0%	6.9%
6 / 1991	4.2%	8.0%	6.9%
7 / 1991	3.8%	7.7%	6.8%
8 / 1991	3.5%	7.1%	6.9%
9 / 1991	3.5%	6.8%	6.9%
10 / 1991	3.4%	6.7%	7.0%
11 / 1991	3.3%	6.8%	7.0%
12 / 1991	3.4%	6.8%	7.3%

Month/Year	Santa Fe County, NM%	New-Mexico%	National %
1 / 1990	3.9%	6.9%	5.4%
2 / 1990	3.8%	6.7%	5.3%
3 / 1990	3.6%	6.6%	5.2%
4 / 1990	3.2%	6.2%	5.4%
5 / 1990	3.1%	6.2%	5.4%
6 / 1990	3.5%	7.3%	5.2%
7 / 1990	3.2%	7.0%	5.5%
8 / 1990	3.0%	6.5%	5.7%
9 / 1990	3.1%	6.4%	5.9%
10 / 1990	3.0%	6.3%	5.9%
11 / 1990	3.2%	6.4%	6.2%
12 / 1990	3.1%	6.3%	6.3%