New Mexico continues to see slow job growth after federal employment cuts, new report says

New Mexico continues to see slowed employment growth this year as fields that create new jobs are often offset by ongoing job cuts in the federal workforce and elsewhere, according to a new report on state revenue. Those cuts have led to “a weakened job market in New Mexico,” Taxation and Revenue Department Secretary Stephanie Schardin Clarke said.

By: Joshua Bowling

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 469

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago


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New Mexico continues to see slowed employment growth this year as fields that create new jobs are often offset by ongoing job cuts in the federal workforce and elsewhere, according to a new report on state revenue.

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New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department Secretary Stephanie Schardin Clarke told lawmakers on the interim Revenue Stabilization and Tax Police Committee Monday that the …

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