MORE JOB GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 82-HUNDRED JOBS IN MAY COMPARED TO A YEAR AGO. THAT’S THE 33RD CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF EMPLOYMENT GAINS.
SIX INDUSTRIES ADDED JOBS WHILE FIVE HAD LOSSES. MINING AND LOGGING, WHICH INCLUDES THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY, SAW NO JOB GAINS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, DUE TO LOWER OIL PRICES.
