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| Gov. Susana Martinez |
New Mexico is open for business, but given a recent mass exodus of local jobs it may be hard to tell.
"I've been looking for a job for a while, more than a year," said resident Jonathan Shields.
In the last couple of months, Schott Solar, Lovelace Hospital, HP and Cardinal Health all announced hundreds of layoffs.
Martinez said the only way to make New Mexico grow jobs is to change tax policies.
"We've started the work by investing in the construction and manufacturing sectors, by providing tax relief to small business owners ... And by attracting companies in that can create private sector jobs ... like Honeywell and AirUSA."
Martinez said maximizing the state's energy development and partnership with universities and the labs will also help the private sector grow. Martinez said it is an area that will help bring the state's economy back to life.
Albuquerque lost 4,000 jobs during the 2011 fiscal year alone and most of those job losses came from the government sector.
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