(Deming) – Luna County's unemployment rate rose in October.
Preliminary figures from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions show Luna County with an October unemployment rate of 10.3%, up from the revised September rate of 9.9%, but down slightly from the October 2016 rate of 10.5%.
Luna remains the only New Mexico county with double-digit unemployment.
Other counties with high unemployment last month were McKinley at 8.5% and Torrance at 8%.
In our area, Grant County had 6.1% unemployment in October, Hidalgo County had 4.8% and the Las Cruces area had 6.2%.
The counties with the least unemployment last month were Los Alamos and Union – both at 3.7%.
Unemployment statewide was 6.1% in October – down slightly from September.
The New Mexico labor force estimates show Luna County with a labor force of 10,332 – with 9,268 employed and 1,064 unemployed.
Preliminary figures from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions show Luna County with an October unemployment rate of 10.3%, up from the revised September rate of 9.9%, but down slightly from the October 2016 rate of 10.5%.
Luna remains the only New Mexico county with double-digit unemployment.
Other counties with high unemployment last month were McKinley at 8.5% and Torrance at 8%.
In our area, Grant County had 6.1% unemployment in October, Hidalgo County had 4.8% and the Las Cruces area had 6.2%.
The counties with the least unemployment last month were Los Alamos and Union – both at 3.7%.
Unemployment statewide was 6.1% in October – down slightly from September.
The New Mexico labor force estimates show Luna County with a labor force of 10,332 – with 9,268 employed and 1,064 unemployed.
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