ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY MAY BE SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENT. THE KELLER ADMINISTRATION IS TOUTING JOB GROWTH IN THE DUKE CITY. THE U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS ALBUQUERQUE ADDED 86-HUNDRED JOBS FROM JULY OF 2017 THROUGH JULY OF THIS YEAR…AN INCREASE OF JUST OVER TWO PERCENT.
THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS AVAILABLE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE METRO TO MORE THAN 395-THOUSAND…JUST TWO TENTHS OF A PERCENT BELOW THE LEVEL SEEN BEFORE THE ECONOMIC RECESSION HIT TEN YEARS AGO.
ALBUQUERQUE’S JOBLESS RATE ALSO FELL OVER THE PAST YEAR FROM 6.3 TO 4.8 PERCENT.
