NM unemployment rate hits 14-year low, still the worst in the country

Although the unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 % in July. New Mexico still has the worst rate in the country.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s unemployment rate is the lowest it’s been since 2008 and the governor was proud of it. Although the unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 % in July. New Mexico still has the worst rate in the country. It has been like that for months.