Last year, New Mexico had one of the lowest workforce participation rates in the country. And the system to fix it — particularly the state’s 26 workforce connection centers — is falling short, according to a New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee report released Wednesday.
“Individuals who use WCC in New Mexico do not have better employment outcomes than those who do not,” the report said. “Furthermore, the state’s performance for basic career services consistently ranks in the bottom fifth of states.”
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