SLOW BUT STEADY JOB GROWTH. THAT'S HOW THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DESCRIBES THE EMPLOYMENT PICTURE IN NEW MEXICO. NEW NUMBERS SHOW THE STATE ADDED 69-HUNDRED JOBS IN AUGUST, COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. THAT REPRESENTS JOB GROWTH OF POINT-9 PERCENT.
THE LARGEST GAINS WERE IN THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WHICH ADDED 44-HUNDRED JOBS SINCE LAST YEAR. THE BIG LOSER WAS GOVERNMENT, WHICH SAW A LOSS OF 31 HUNDRED JOBS.
