{"id":11201,"date":"2017-06-01T18:13:37","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T01:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=11201"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:49:28","slug":"the-line-businesses-report-challenges-filling-open-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-line-businesses-report-challenges-filling-open-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Line: Businesses Report Challenges Filling Open Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ygcuURwJ8Tk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>June 2, 2017 \u2013 New Mexico has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, despite an <i>Albuquerque Journal<\/i> report this week that found thousands of companies that are reportedly struggling to fill local jobs. Host Gene Grant and our Line opinion panelists react to this news and discuss what hiring practices might be holding back local businesses and the economy.<\/p>\n<p><i>Albuquerque Journal: <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/1009910\/too-many-nm-jobs-go-begging.html\">Too many NM jobs go begging<\/a><i>&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Line Panelists:<br \/>\n<\/b>Elaine Baumgartel, news director at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kunm.org\">http:\/\/www.kunm.org<\/a> KUNM<br \/>\nDan Boyd, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abqjournal.com\/author\/dboyd\">capitol bureau chief<\/a> for the Albuquerque Journal<br \/>\nAndy Lyman, reporter for <a href=\"http:\/\/nmpoliticalreport.com\/\">NM Political Report<br \/>\n<\/a>Inez Russell Gomez, opinion page editor for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/\">Santa Fe New Mexican<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2, 2017 \u2013 New Mexico has the highest unemployment rate in the nation, despite an Albuquerque Journal report this week that found thousands of companies that are reportedly struggling to fill local jobs. 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