A NEW STUDY SHOWS NO WESTERN STATE HAS GROWN MORE SLOWLY IN POPULATION IN THE PAST DECADE THAN NEW MEXICO. POLLSTER BRIAN SANDEROFF SAYS IT’S THE FIRST TIME IN THE STATE’S HISTORY THAT POPULATION GROWTH HAS BEEN SO STAGNANT OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD. HE SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING OUT THAN MOVING INTO NEW MEXICO.
SANDEROFF SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE THERE ARE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN PLACES LIKE ARIZONA, COLORADO, AND TEXAS. HE SAYS THERE ARE STILL FEWER JOBS IN NEW MEXICO NOW THAN THERE WERE BEFORE THE GREAT RECESSION BEGAN TEN YEARS AGO.
