A SLIGHT UPTICK IN NEW MEXICO’S JOBLESS RATE IN JANUARY. THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS SAYS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS 5.1 PERCENT…UP FROM 5 PERCENT IN DECEMBER. OVER THE LAST YEAR, NEW MEXICO HAS ADDED 92-HUNDRED JOBS.
WEST VIRGINIA AND ALASKA WERE THE ONLY STATES WITH HIGHER JOBLESS RATES THAN NEW MEXICO IN JANUARY.
