State minimum wage increases to $7.50 per hour effective January 1, 2009
New Mexico’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in November 2008, unchanged from the revised October rate but up from and 3.3 percent a year ago. The national unemployment rate was 6.7 percent.
Final report of the House Memorial 41 Task Force,"Barriers to Public Employment for Individuals with Criminal Convictions." - pdf file.