NM JOB GROWTH IMPROVING

 

SOME POSITIVE JOB NEWS IN NEW MEXICO. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE STATE GAINED 72-HUNDRED JOBS IN JUNE, COMPARED TO THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. THAT'S JOB GROWTH OF JUST UNDER ONE PERCENT.

THE LARGEST GAINS WERE IN THE LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WHICH ADDED 37-HUNDRED JOBS. AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY SAW ITS BEST YEAR-TO-YEAR NUMBERS SINCE 2006…GAINING 19 HUNDRED JOBS.