Jun 24, 2015 ... The state has gone from worst in the nation for job growth all the way to 22nd.  That helps New Mexico move into a 24th-place tie (with Kansas) in Economy. It is  not the best of finishes, but a whole lot better than 43rd place a year ago. New  Mexico's improvement is built on shifting sands, however. The state ...
Its wealth of natural resources makes it the sixth largest state in energy supply to  the nation. Much of the state's income is derived from oil and gas. New Mexico  ranked sixth in crude oil production in 2014, contributing 4 percent of the  country's crude oil, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The  Permian ...
3 days ago ... The NBA awarded Charlotte the 2019 All-Star Game and Credit Suisse moved  forward with an expansion with 1,200 new jobs paying an average of ... To come  up with our list, we assess states across six broad categories: business costs,  labor supply, regulatory environment, economic climate, growth ...
Nov 22, 2015 ... After three years of seeing more and more people moving out of New Mexico, a  top demographer is revising future population estimates to reflect a less robust ...  That segment of the population is more likely to be frozen out of New Mexico's job  market, which has seen growth in lower-paying hospitality and ...
Labor Force Growth. 23. Employment Growth. 25. Unemployment Growth. 28.  NEW MEXICO'S WORKFORCE—INDUSTRIES, OCCUPATIONS & WAGES. 31  .... states in the nation. Nearly 29 percent of the labor force had earned a  bachelor's degree or higher, as of 2014. New Mexico ranked fifth out of the six  southwestern.
New Mexico moved "up to" sixth in the nation in job growth.