SO, WHAT’S NEW MEXICO’S JOBS PICTURE AS WE NEAR THE END OF 2017? UNM ECONOMIST JEFF MITCHELL SAYS THE JOBLESS SITUATION IS CHANGING, BUT NOT THE BOTTOM LINE. AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT NEW MEXICO CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SECOND HIGHEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN THE NATION…TWO FULL PERCENTAGE POINTS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
MITCHELL SAYS NEW MEXICO ISN’T LOSING AS MANY JOBS AS IT WAS A FEW MONTHS AGO IN THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR…BUT IT’S NOT GAINING AS MANY JOBS IN THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY.
MITCHELL SAYS THE STATE’S JOBLESS RATE IS FALLING SLOWLY…BUT IT’LL BE A WHILE BEFORE IT’S AS LOW AS THE NATIONAL RATE
