The Line: Unemployment In New Mexico

January 29, 2016 – We learned this week that New Mexico again has the highest unemployment rate in the nation. Also in recent weeks, Sprint announced that the company will cut almost 400 jobs at its Rio Rancho call center.

What do you think political leaders should do to address unemployment and slow economic growth in New Mexico? Share your comments with us below.

Host Gene Grant and our Line opinion panelists tell us what they think this Friday at 7 p.m. on Channel 5.1.

LINE PANELISTS:
Eddy Aragon, CEO, “The Rock of Talk,” Fox News ABQ 95.9 FM
Lonna Atkeson, UNM political science professor and director of the Center for the Study of Voting, Elections, and Democracy
Sophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com
Rob Nikolewski, independent journalist