More jobs in New Mexico than before the pandemic, state experts say

[rayjenkins]

More jobs or more job openings because everyone quit? It dropped 2.5% in 2020 so we can call that a wash and say our GDP has grown 2.2% over the last 4 years total

[propblastnd]

Criminals are fully employed and working overtime in New Mexico

[glennhodges]

This must be the reason New Mexico's ecomomy is booming!

[WELVAS.]

Best jobs numbers and growth I've seen in at least 15 years. Last time new mexico had similar numbers was the year before the great recession which was a boom time. Gotta give credit where it's due to the governor for starting to diversify the economy. With lots more high paying jobs announced in the works. Although, she needs to really expand to diversifying the economy more by bringing a lot more non-oil jobs to the state before the next oil bust. When that oil price tanks, so will a large portion of the revenue to fund government services. Our government funding being 35%+ dependent on oil prices is very unstable and unsustainable.