JOBS CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE IN NEW MEXICO. EVEN THOUGH THE STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FELL SLIGHTLY FROM NOVEMBER TO DECEMBER, IT’S STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE U.S. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S JOBLESS RATE WENT DOWN A TENTH OF A POINT TO SIX PERCENT.
ONLY ALASKA HAD A HIGHER RATE. HAWAII HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN DECEMBER, AT 2 PERCENT.
