NEW MEXICO'S JOBS PICTURE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO ADDED 78-HUNDRED JOBS BETWEEN MAY OF 2012 AND MAY OF THIS YEAR. THAT'S AN INCREASE OF ONE PERCENT. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS JOB GROWTH HAS REACHED THAT LEVEL.
THE LARGEST GAINS WERE IN THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WHICH ADDED 3-THOUSAND JOBS IN THE PAST YEAR.
