DEMING - Luna County's unemployment rate in December was up slightly from the November’s revised rate, and we continue to top the state in the number of residents out of work.
Preliminary figures from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions show Luna County with an December unemployment rate of 14.8%.
That figure is the same as it was from last December’s rate of 14.8%.
Following Luna County in the list of New Mexico counties with the worst unemployment is Catron at with 7.1%.
Other counties in the state with higher unemployment are McKinley and Mora both tied at 6.4%, Torrance at 6.3% and Cibola at 5.9%.
In our area: Grant County had 4.5% unemployment in December, Hidalgo County had 4.3%, and the Las Cruces area had 5.2%.
The counties with the least unemployment rate in December… tied were Eddie and Los Alamos at 2.8%.
New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in December 2019, down from 4.8 percent in November 2019 and 5.0 percent in the previous year.
The New Mexico labor force estimates show Luna County with a labor force of 9,906 – with 8,443 employed and 1,463 unemployed.
Preliminary figures from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions show Luna County with an December unemployment rate of 14.8%.
That figure is the same as it was from last December’s rate of 14.8%.
Following Luna County in the list of New Mexico counties with the worst unemployment is Catron at with 7.1%.
Other counties in the state with higher unemployment are McKinley and Mora both tied at 6.4%, Torrance at 6.3% and Cibola at 5.9%.
In our area: Grant County had 4.5% unemployment in December, Hidalgo County had 4.3%, and the Las Cruces area had 5.2%.
The counties with the least unemployment rate in December… tied were Eddie and Los Alamos at 2.8%.
New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in December 2019, down from 4.8 percent in November 2019 and 5.0 percent in the previous year.
The New Mexico labor force estimates show Luna County with a labor force of 9,906 – with 8,443 employed and 1,463 unemployed.
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