Open for Business: Joblessness Rate Continues to Fall in NM Bucking National Trend

Susana Martinez

KOB - TV - New Mexico is bucking the national unemployment trend. The Bureau of Labor statistics report the jobless rate decreased a tenth of a point to 6.6 percent in August and fell 1.9 percent from the same time in 2010. The national unemployment average was unchanged between July and August at 9.1 percent. New Mexico was one of 12 states to report unemployment decreases over the previous month compared to 26 states which reported unemployment increases. Read full story here: News New Mexico

Open for Business: Joblessness Rate Continues to Fall in NM Bucking National Trend