ANOTHER UNIMPRESSIVE JOBS REPORT FROM THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. IT SAYS EMPLOYMENT WAS VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED FROM FEBRUARY OF 2015 TO FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR.
THE BRIGHT SPOT WAS AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 6-THOUSAND JOBS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES…THE BEST NUMBERS IN MORE THAN A DECADE. BUT THE MINING SECTOR LOST 77-HUNDRED JOBS…A DECREASE OF MORE THAN 27 PERCENT.
