COMPANIES IN NEW MEXICO ARE NOW GEARING UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS BY HIRING SEASONAL HELP. HIRING USUALLY BEGINS IN THE LAST WEEK OF OCTOBER AND THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER. JEFF PARKER WITH MANPOWER, THE TEMPORARY HIRING AGENCY, TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB THAT COMPANIES LIKE FEDEX AND UPS ARE HIRING MORE WORKERS IN NEW MEXICO TO HANDLE THE INCREASED LOAD OF HOLIDAY GIFT DELIVERIES. AND THE BIG BOX STORES LIKE TARGET AND WALMART ALSO PLAN TO HIRE MORE SEASONAL HELP.
PARKER SAYS MORE NEW MEXICANS ARE RELYING ON PART TIME WORK BECAUSE THE JOB RECOVERY HASN’T BEEN AS ROBUST FOR FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT ACROSS THE STATE.
