Report: New Mexico needs 40,000 workers to reach national average workforce participation
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SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – A new report to New Mexico's lawmakers says the state needs approximately 40,000 workers between the ages of 20 and 54 in order to bring the state up to the national average workforce participation rate. The report comes from the Legislative Finance Committee. The group makes recommendations to lawmakers and has been []

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