Lower unemployment rate finally allows New Mexico to move up in national rankings
FARMINGTON — There was an abundance of good news for the state and the Farmington area in the August unemployment figures that were released late l...
FARMINGTON — There was an abundance of good news for the state and the Farmington area in the August unemployment figures that were released late last week by the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions.New Mexico's jobless rate of 4.4% was down from the 4.5% revised rate in July, and it allowed the state to finally climb out of the cellar when it came to national rankings. New Mexico has had the highest unemployment rate of any state in the country or had been tied for that dubious distinction every month since June 2021 — a run of 13 straight months.