NEW MEXICO HAD THE SECOND HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION LAST MONTH. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS THE JOBLESS RATE HERE WAS 6.3 PERCENT IN AUGUST. ONLY ALASKA AT 7.2 PERCENT WAS HIGHER.
THE NATIONAL JOBLESS RATE WAS 4.4. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 86-HUNDRED JOBS BETWEEN AUGUST OF 2016 AND AUGUST OF THIS YEAR. THAT’S AN INCREASE OF ONE PERCENT.
