STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and the state Department of Workforce Solutions announced Friday that New Mexico’s unemployment rate has decreased to 4.1 percent, the lowest rate since June 2008.

“Our sustained investments in economic growth and workforce development have once-again brought New Mexico’s unemployment rate to a 14-year low,” Gov. Lujan Grisham. “As employment continues to increase and businesses continue to expand, New Mexico is now home to more business establishments than prior to the pandemic. And not only are we creating new jobs, but with record college enrollment and free tuition, we are supporting growing businesses by training New Mexicans for the skilled workforce of the future.”