A SPIKE IN UNEMPLOYMENT IN NEW MEXICO THIS SUMMER. IT WENT FROM 6-POINT-4 PERCENT IN MAY TO 7-POINT-6 PERCENT IN JUNE. THE INCREASE COULD BE TRACKED IN THE STATE'S METRO AREAS AS WELL.
ALBUQUERQUE'S JOBLESS RATE WENT FROM 6-POINT-6 PERCENT IN MAY TO 7-POINT-8 PERCENT IN JUNE … SANTA FE FROM 5 PERCENT TO 5-POINT-9 PERCENT … FARMINGTON WAS UP TO 7-POINT-6 PERCENT FROM JUST OVER 6 PERCENT. AND THE BIGGEST JOBLESS LEAP WAS IN THE LAS CRUCES METRO AREA … FROM 7-POINT-3 PERCENT TO 8-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.
ALL THIS IS DESPITE 7-THOUSAND NEW JOBS BEING CREATED IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE LAST YEAR. THE PROBLEM: TO MANY PEOPLE OUT OF WORK APPLYING FOR THOSE JOBS.
