NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CONTINUES TO FALL. THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS REPORTS THAT THE JOBLESS RATE HERE WAS 4.7 PERCENT IN JULY…DOWN FROM 4.9 IN JUNE.
NEW MEXICO STILL HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE NATION. BUT IT’S NOW ONLY FIFTH WORST AMONG THE 50 STATES…AHEAD OF ALASKA, WEST VIRGINIA, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI. OVER THE PAST YEAR, NEW MEXICO ADDED MORE THAN 13 THOUSAND JOBS.
