NEW MEXICO HAD THE HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION LAST MONTH, AT 6.7 PERCENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE DID ADD 26-HUNDRED JOBS FROM DECEMBER OF 2014 TO DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR, BUT THAT’S AN INCREASE OF ONLY POINT-THREE PERCENT.
THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE EMPLOYMENT PICTURE WAS HURT BY THE FALLING PRICE OF CRUDE OIL, WHICH LED TO JOB LOSSES IN MINING AND RELATED INDUSTRIES.
