NM Jobless Rate Shows Job Growth

     A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN JUNE. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE RATE IS 6.4 PERCENT, DOWN FROM 6.6 PERCENT IN MAY. NATIONALLY THE RATE IS 4.4 PERCENT, UP FROM 4.3 PERCENT IN MAY.
     TOTAL NON-FARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT GREW BY 19-THOUSAND-300 BETWEEN JUNE OF 2016 AND JUNE OF 2017. THAT’S A 2.3 PERCENT INCREASE. THAT’S ALSO TWICE THE GROWTH SEEN IN MAY.
     THE PRIVATE SECTOR ADDED NEARLY 19-THOUSAND JOBS, THE LARGEST GAIN IN OVER TEN YEARS AND THE 7TH HIGHEST PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH-RATE IN THE COUNTRY.
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