NEW MEXICO'S JOBS PICTURE CONTINUES TO IMPROVE. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE'S JOB GROWTH FROM JULY OF 2012 TO JULY OF THIS YEAR WAS 1.1 PERCENT…A GAIN OF 88-HUNDRED JOBS.
THE LARGEST GAINS WERE REPORTED BY THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY, WHICH SAW AN INCREASE OF 45 HUNDRED JOBS. BUT THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR REGISTERED A NET LOSS OF 37 HUNDRED JOBS SINCE LAST YEAR.
