NEW MEXICO NO LONGER HAS THE SECOND HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION. THE JOBLESS RATE HERE FELL FROM FROM 5.4 PERCENT IN APRIL TO 5.1 PERCENT LAST MONTH. THAT MOVED NEW MEXICO AHEAD OF WEST VIRGINIA, MEANING OUR STATE NOW HAS THE THIRD HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE AMONG THE 50 STATES.
THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO ADDED ALMOST 14-THOUSAND JOBS BETWEEN MAY OF 2017 AND MAY OF THIS YEAR…AN INCREASE OF 1.7 PERCENT.
