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The Line: New Mexico’s Economy Still Suffers Post Recession Woes

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February 9, 2018 – New Mexico’s economy was doing pretty well in 2006. Then the Great Recession hit in December of 2007 and the state’s economy has yet to recover. New Mexico is in a pattern of boom and bust cycles, largely because of its reliance on the oil and gas industry. Economists say something…

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Mark Lautman – The Jobs New Mexico Needs Now

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July 31, 2015 – Economic recovery following the Great Recession has been slow in New Mexico. While neighboring states added jobs, New Mexico’s economy has remained mostly stagnant. Can state initiatives turn that trend around? Mark Lautman is an economic developer, author and founding director of the Community Economics Lab. He also currently assists the Legislative Jobs…

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