UNLIKE MOST OTHER STATES, NEW MEXICO’S JOBLESS RATE INCHED UP FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. THE STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SAYS IT ROSE TO 6-POINT-8 PERCENT LAST MONTH … UP FROM 6-POINT-7 PERCENT IN AUGUST. SIX OTHER STATES SAW JOBLESS RATES INCREASE AS WELL.
BUT THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SAYS 76-HUNDRED JOBS WERE CREATED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 AND LAST MONTH, THE 37TH MONTH IN A ROW FOR POSITIVE JOB GROWTH. INDUSTRIES LIKE HEALTH SERVICES AND EDUCATION AGAIN SURPASSED OTHER INDUSTRIES IN JOB GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO.
OVERALL FOR SEPTEMBER, EIGHT INDUSTRIES CREATED JOBS WHILE FIVE POSTED LOSSES.
