FEWER JOBS GENERATED IN NEW MEXICO IN THE PAST YEAR COMPARED TO NINE OTHER STATES IN THE WEST. A STATE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS DEPARTMENT MARKET REVIEW FOUND EMPLOYMENT GREW BY ONLY 2-TENTHS OF A PERCENT FROM NOVEMBER OF 2012 TO NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF JOBS GROWN IN THE STATE DURING THAT TIME WAS ONLY 17 HUNDRED.
TEXAS LED THE REGION WITH A 2-AND-A-HALF PERCENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR JOB GROWTH FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. IT WAS FOLLOWED BY UTAH, COLORADO, AND ARIZONA. THE NATIONAL JOB GROWTH RATE WAS 1-POINT-7 PERCENT.
