NEW MEXICO'S JOBLESS RATE FOR SEPTEMBER IS DOWN SLIGHTLY. IT WAS 6-POINT-6 PERCENT … FROM 6-POINT-7 PERCENT IN AUGUST. JOY FOREHAND WITH THE STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT SAYS THAT'S ALSO DOWN FROM 6-POINT-9 PERCENT A YEAR AGO. SHE SAYS THE STATE ALSO SAW IT'S LARGEST JOBS INCREASE IN 13 MONTHS.
THE ECONOMY ADDED 64-HUNDRED JOBS LAST MONTH. FOREHAND TELLS US MOST OF THE GAINS WERE IN HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION.
