ANOTHER SLIGHT INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT IN NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 3-THOUSAND JOBS IN AUGUST, COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF POINT-FOUR PERCENT.
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS NOW SEEN JOB INCREASES FOR 36 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS. FIVE INDUSTRIES ADDED JOBS, SEVEN LOST JOBS, AND ONE REPORTED NO CHANGE.
