MORE EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN NEW MEXICO. JOY FOREHAND WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE ADDED 91-HUNDRED JOBS FROM OCTOBER OF 2013 TO OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR. SHE SAYS THEY'VE SEEN JOB GROWTH OF CREEPING CLOSER TO 1 PERCENT … BUT THE GREAT NEWS THIS MONTH IS THEY'VE FINALLY CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AT 1-POINT-1 PERCENT.
AFTER EIGHT STRAIGHT MONTHS OF JOB LOSSES, FOREHAND SAYS NEW MEXICO HAS NOW HAD NET JOB GAINS SINCE JUNE. THE BEST SECTOR IN NEW MEXICO'S JOB MARKET CONTINUES TO BE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES. THE BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT LOSSES WERE IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
