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Working overtime: New Mexico ranks 7th in job growth, but jobless rate climbs, too

By Kevin Hendricks — New Mexico employers added 11,200 jobs over the past year, outpacing all but six states. But the help-wanted signs didn’t shrink the line of job seekers. The state’s unemployment rate climbed to 4.7 percent in September. New Mexico’s 1.3 percent year-over-year job growth ranks 7th nationally and runs more than four […]

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