DESPITE SOME RECENT IMPROVEMENTS, JOBLESSNESS REMAINS AN ISSUE IN NEW MEXICO COMPARED TO OTHER STATES. THE DEPT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN SEPTEMBER WAS 4.6 PERCENT…THE SAME AS AUGUST…BUT DOWN FROM 6-PERCENT A YEAR AGO.
STILL, THAT RANKS NEW MEXICO 44TH NATIONWIDE. ONLY FIVE STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HAD HIGHER JOBLESS RATES IN SEPTEMBER. OVER THE LAST YEAR NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND JOBS…AN INCREASE OF 2.3 PERCENT.
