I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…
While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…
Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report released Friday morning shows that New Mexico had the largest decline in unemployment from April to May, registering at 6.9 percent, down from 7.6 percent.
Unemployment one year ago in the state was at 8.3 percent. Twenty-four states had decreased unemployment, thirteen had rate increases, and thirteen registered no change.
However, New Mexico actually lost jobs in the past month — overall payroll jobs declined slightly from 804,600 to 801,400, meaning there are fewer people in the labor force looking for work.
