THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS NUMBERS FROM THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SHOW 27 HUNDRED JOBS WERE ADDED IN THE METRO AREA IN APRIL. FURTHERMORE, THE AREA'S JOBLESS RATE DROPPED FROM 7-POINT-1 PERCENT IN MARCH TO 6-POINT-4 PERCENT IN APRIL.
IT WAS ALSO A PRETTY GOOD MONTH FOR THE STATE, WHICH THE BUREAU SAYS ADDED 79 HUNDRED NEW JOBS AND SAW UNEMPLOYMENT SLIDE FROM NEARLY 7 PERCENT IN MARCH TO 6-AND-A-HALF PERCENT IN APRIL.
