NMDWS News Release: New Mexico's Unemployment Rate was 4.0% in December 2023

From: Johnston, Stacy, DWS

Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 9:48 AM

Subject: NMDWS News Release: New Mexico's Unemployment Rate was 4.0% in December 2023

Employment News Release

New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.0 percent in December 2023 , Up from 3.9 percent in November and up from 3.5 percent in the previous year . The national unemployment rate in December was 3.7 percent, unchanged from November and up from 3.5 percent in December 2022. Total nonagricultural payroll employment grew by 20,500 jobs, or 2.4 percent, betwe en December 20 22 and December 20 23 .

Please see the attached Employment News Release .

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