THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS NEW MEXICO’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT DOWN TO 5.6 PERCENT IN MARCH…A DECREASE OF TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT. BUT THAT’S STILL THE SECOND HIGHEST JOBLESS RATE IN THE NATION, AHEAD OF ONLY ALASKA’S 7.3 PERCENT.
STATE LABOR OFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OF JOBS IN NEW MEXICO GREW BY A LITTLE OVER ONE PERCENT BETWEEN MARCH OF 2017 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR.
